yeas the darker side down, its designed for faster easier light ups
BUT MY 2 cents, skip this stuff all together and go to something like Blackhron 209 powder, no giant puff of smoke, , no surfer smell and not hard corrosive side of it as with black powder like Pyrodex !
I switched years ago and will never go back unless its illegal to sue some place?
way too many pro's and too little cons to use prodex powder or pellets r again!