I retrieved and read Army Tech Manual 9 1300 214 on military dynamite h Military dynamite M1 M2 and M3 is a medium velocity 6 096 meters per second blasting explosive in three cartridge sizes Military dynamite M1 M2 and M3 has been standardized for use in military construction quarrying and service demolition work The explosive composition is packaged in standard dynamite cartridge waxed paper wrappers The models differ only in the cartridge size Cartridges are 1 1 4 inches in diameter by 8 inches long for the M1 1 1 2 inches in diameter by 8 inches long for the M2 and 1 1 2 inches in diameter by 12 inches long for the M3 The composition used is Percent RDX 75 1 0 TNT 15 0 5 Grade SAE No 10 engine oil plus 5 0 5 polyisobutylene Cornstarch 5 0 5 Desensitized RDX which is coated with engine oil before mixing with the other ingredients and grained TNT are used in the manufacture of the dynamite Military dynamite M1 M2 and M3 is equivalent in strength to 60 percent commercial dynamite The military dynamite is safer to transport store and handle than 60 percent straight nitroglycerine commercial dynamite and is relatively insensitive to friction drop impact and rifle bullet impact The composition remains plastic at 57 C after 24 hours Military dynamites are odorless free from nitroglycerin toxicity nonhygroscopic and chemically stable when exposed to 80 percent relative humidity at 71 C for one month No freezing occurs in cold storage or exudation in hot storage Turning of shipping containers during storage is not necessary Therefore I am clarifying the article If someone followed the meme that military dynamite was equal to 60 of commercial dynamite instead of Military dynamite is equivalent in strength to 60 percent straight nitroglycerine commercial dynamite too much military dynamite could be used as a replacement for commercial dynamite