[Paine in the Neck]

86.1% Nitrocellulose
9.9% Dinitrotoluene
3% Dibutylphtalate
1% Diphenylamine

[buffaloguy]

Do you know what the equivalent commercial powder would be?

[CurlyDave]

86.1% Nitrocellulose

9.9% Dinitrotoluene

3% Dibutylphtalate

1% Diphenylamine

That is just one of the many formulations for ordinary smokeless powder.

It is black because it has been coated with a fine layer of graphite to reduce the effects of static electricity. This is classified as a propellant and not an explosive.

Ignorant reporter, nothing more.