Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-toxic primer powder composition for small caliber ammunition characterized by comprising potassium nitrate coated with shellac as an oxidizer, and particularly characterized by comprising 25-40 wt % of an initiating explosive, 10-30 wt % of nitrate ester as a fuel, 32-40 wt % of a shellac-coated potassium nitrate (KNO3) as an oxidizer, 5-10 wt % of tetracene as a first sensitizer, 3-9 wt % of a borosilicate powder as a second sensitizer and 0.1-0.2 wt % of a chemical binder.