A 40th birthday is well worth marking and we certainly celebrated ours in style. On Monday the 3rd of December we welcomed some 50 friends, colleagues and members of the press to the wonderful Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds to remember the company’s illustrious past and open a window into its bright future.
On display were some 50 classic Daystate models that we all remember well, alongside some unusual ones that few of the visitors had ever seen. There was also a chance to see the first ever successful airgun, the Girandoni, that was in fact a weapon of war. This was on loan from the armoury and is just one of some 29,000 guns they hold as the UK collection of firearms. Many present had never seen one of these in the flesh and were clearly delighted to have had this rare opportunity given to them.
Perhaps the star of the show was the Red Wolf that recently won the American Field Target competition in Arizona, USA, which is one part of the wildly successful Extreme Bench Rest competition. In fact, Red Wolf rifles won more events than any other gun at this year’s competition. It’s rare for such a new gun to win at this level, as competitors like time to learn any new product but the Red Wolf was a winner straight from the box. In that one room was the earliest successful airgun and the very latest competition-winning technology, demonstrating just how far the airgun has come.
The icing on the cake was the launch of the limited-edition Genus, which is the latest stunning evolution of the superb HR Huntsman Regal. Among its many desirable features are a laminated stock, custom engraving and the first sighting of our new 0dB silencer system.
We also announced our new Daystate Airgunners’ Support Pack. A program designed to give support to both vloggers, budding journalists, hunters and competition shooters. Working alongside Brocock and MTC Optics this program is designed to deliver rifles and scopes into the hands of those that need support to further their careers in the airgun world.
It was a great day, enjoyed by all, to celebrate everything we have come to stand for, namely