A water penetrating blowgun dart is provided. The blowgun dart has a funnel removably attached to a tail end of the dart shaft so that upon contact with a water surface, the funnel moves from an engaged configuration to a disengaged configuration. The tail end may provide a slot for snugly receiving an eye, wherein the tail end and the eye have cooperating grooves so that when in the engaged configuration, the eye and tail end are secured with a filament that slightly protrudes from the flush outer surface of the shaft and eye. The protruding filament frictionally engages the funnel in the engaged configuration so that the funnel remains engaged with the shaft prior to hitting the water's surface.

An inventive system comprising a pistol crossbow, a blowgun, a first gas seal operatively associated with said blowgun, and a first pistol crossbow bolt selectively operatively associated with said pistol crossbow and said blowgun, said first pistol crossbow bolt configured to be capable of being selectively operatively interchanged between said pistol crossbow and said blowgun for elastic launching by said pistol crossbow and pneumatic launching by said blowgun. It may further be seen in view of this disclosure that within the scope and the spirit of the inventive disclosure and the claims appended hereunto are inventive system and method examples including, but not limited to, a method of driving a hardware fastener and/or providing a hardware fastener driving system, a system and method for a PPECS stabilizer acceleration interface, and a gas seal comprising a bulkhead and a label configured to be capable of being mounted to said bulkhead.

A blowgun system provides a unique and improved method of fishing and hunting. The system can comprise a blowgun having a reel device and tethered projectiles, such as darts, to facilitate retrieval of the projectile and the target (e.g., fish, land animals, etc.) during use.

A blowgun system provides a unique and improved method of fishing and hunting. The system can comprise a blowgun having a reel device and tethered projectiles, such as darts, to facilitate retrieval of the projectile and the target (e.g., fish, land animals, etc.) during use.

A dart for a blowgun is provided with a hollow main shaft; a head releasably secured to a front end of the hollow main shaft; and a stabilizer formed with a rear portion of the hollow main shaft and including a plurality of flexible latches and a plurality of gaps each disposed between two adjacent flexible latches. The latches may expand or contract to be in a minimum friction contact with an inner wall of a blowgun in a launching operation.

An adapter system that transforms a blowgun into a fishing blowgun is provided. The fishing blowgun adapter system includes a reel mounting system which is used to selectively secure a fishing reel along a barrel of the blowgun. The present invention also embodies a plurality of fishing line eye guides spaced apart the barrel from largest to smallest at or near the distal end of the blowgun. Furthermore, using the fishing line eye guides instead of a fishing rod (prior art) eliminates the danger of spring-loaded backlashes of earlier makeshift solutions. Once the fishing blowgun adapter system has been operatively associated with the blowgun, the transformation into a fishing blowgun is complete.

An adapter system that transforms a blowgun into a fishing blowgun is provided. The fishing blowgun adapter system includes a reel mounting system which is used to selectively secure a fishing reel along a barrel of the blowgun. The present invention also embodies a plurality of fishing line eye guides spaced apart the barrel from largest to smallest at or near the distal end of the blowgun. Furthermore, using the fishing line eye guides instead of a fishing rod (prior art) eliminates the danger of spring-loaded backlashes of earlier makeshift solutions. Once the fishing blowgun adapter system has been operatively associated with the blowgun, the transformation into a fishing blowgun is complete.

A trigger mechanism for a toy blowgun wherein the toy blowgun comprises: a launching mechanism for launching a projectile from the toy blowgun; and a locking mechanism for locking the launching mechanism in a primed configuration, the locking mechanism being releasable to launch the projectile from the toy blowgun. The trigger mechanism comprises: a trigger chamber having an inlet for receiving a flow of air; and a shuttle movable from a start position to a launching position in the trigger chamber by the flow of air to release the locking mechanism.

A trigger mechanism for a toy blowgun wherein the toy blowgun comprises: a launching mechanism for launching a projectile from the toy blowgun; and a locking mechanism for locking the launching mechanism in a primed configuration, the locking mechanism being releasable to launch the projectile from the toy blowgun. The trigger mechanism comprises: a trigger chamber having an inlet for receiving a flow of air; and a shuttle movable from a start position to a launching position in the trigger chamber by the flow of air to release the locking mechanism.

A water penetrating blowgun dart is provided. The blowgun dart has a funnel removably attached to a tail end of the dart shaft so that upon contact with a water surface, the funnel moves from an engaged configuration to a disengaged configuration. The tail end may provide a slot for snugly receiving an eye, wherein the tail end and the eye have cooperating grooves so that when in the engaged configuration, the eye and tail end are secured with a filament that slightly protrudes from the flush outer surface of the shaft and eye. The protruding filament frictionally engages the funnel in the engaged configuration so that the funnel remains engaged with the shaft prior to hitting the water's surface.