Early Electronic Air Rifles? With Daystate and firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

Why would you put electronics inside an air rifle? In this special episode of What Is This Weapon? Jonathan s joined by Daystate's Tony Belas to explore the development of the electronic air rifle and the unlikely influence of British military bullpup firearms along the way. 00:00 Daystate & Air Rifle's 01:15 Daystate's Early Bullpup 03:01 The SA80 Connection 04:37 From SA80 to Air Rifle 05:33 The Problem with Bullpups 06:14 Why Use an Electronic Trigger? 07:30 Daystate Goes Electronic 08:28 Making the System Safe 09:31 Direct Electronic Firing 11:01 Complexity & Servicing 11:47 Bullpup Safety 13:37 What Is a PCP Air Rifle? 16:09 The Early Electronic Air Rifle 17:18 The Breakthrough 18:44 The Daystate Mk3 20:48 An Illuminated Safety Catch 23:01 The Rifle's Civil War Connection 26:15 Why Daystate Abandoned the Bullpup 27:00 Chasing More Power 28:43 Inside the Electronics 31:06 An 8-Ounce Electronic Trigger 31:47 Is This the Future of Triggers? Subscribe to the Royal Armouries for more episodes of What Is This Weapon? Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us... ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   ⚔Twitter:   / royal_armouries   ⚔ Instagram:   / royalarmouriesmuseum   We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.