Air rifle comprising a trigger that actuates a firing mechanism that acts on an interconnection piece; that exerts a force on a counter-pawl that releases a spring for driving a piston, in which said firing mechanism is an electronic firing mechanism with an electromechanical actuator and a switch for actuating the electromechanical actuator, the electromechanical actuator being arranged in such a way that it exerts a force on the interconnection piece in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the barrel of the gun.