TB>> nothing came of it. Instead they wound up  selling bolt-actions
 TB>> sporting rifles.  IF I recall correctly,  it only needed a small
 TB>> coin-type battery, and it was good for  several thousand shots.
 RJT> I would have thought that rather than use a battery they'd have gone
 RJT> for something like the "striker" type of peizoelectric gizmo you find
 RJT> in some lighters these days.  No battery in there at all,  just the
 RJT> right kind of mechanical force applied and it generates a spark...
But you know, the electronic *trigger* was another selling point of the gun.
 Tony Belding 
 http://hamilton.htcomp.net/tbelding/
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