An improved loading mechanism bug killing gun, comprising:
- a compressed gas source,
- a chamber, said chamber fluidly connected to said compressed gas source;
- a barrel, said barrel disposed at a distal end of said chamber;
- a compressed gas release mechanism, said release mechanism connected to said compressed gas source;
- a projectile storage magazine, said magazine storing particulate projectiles and being disposed adjacent said chamber;
- said magazine comprising:
- a cylindrical chamber, said cylindrical chamber having first side and second side projectile loading slots, said loading slots extending from an upper edge of said cylindrical chamber to a base of said cylindrical chamber, said cylindrical chamber having a circular opening at a lower end;
- said lower end fitted sealably to an upper end of a vertically oriented circular opening through said chamber;
- a rectangular projectile feeding tray, said feeding tray surrounding said cylindrical chamber and providing additional space for particulate projectiles outside of said cylindrical chamber;
- a hingedly attached sealing lid, said sealing lid having first and second semi-circular ridges on an underside of said lid, said ridges designed to surround upper edges of said cylindrical chamber adjacent said first side and second side projectile loading slots;
- said sealing lid having a peripheral channel on said underside, said peripheral channel being sized, shaped and disposed to seal said rectangular projectile feeding tray when said sealing lid is moved to a closed position;
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- a lid latching mechanism, said lid latching mechanism disposed opposite a hinge for said sealing lid;
- a projectile loading mechanism, said loading mechanism moving said particulate projectiles into said chamber from said magazine using a bi-directional cam-operated pivotally mounted subordination pole;
- a cocking mechanism having a main pole and mechanically connecting said compressed gas source, said compressed gas release mechanism, and said projectile loading mechanism;
- said projectile loading mechanism comprising:
- a metering rod, said metering rod being sized and shaped to fit sealably through said vertically oriented circular opening through said chamber and having an orthogonal activation bar extending from a lower end thereof and a through hole disposed above said activation bar, said through hole being orthogonal to said bar and said metering rod and sized and disposed to align with said chamber when said bar is positioned against a stopping surface;
- said activation bar being urged upwardly to rest against a lower end of said vertically oriented circular opening in said chamber by an anterior end of said pivotally mounted subordination pole, a posterior end of said subordination pole being urged downwardly by an orthogonally mounted cylindrical pin disposed adjacent said posterior end, said pin being pushed downwardly as said pin travels in a track in a cam plate, said cam plate being affixed to said main pole and moving rearwardly as said main pole moves rearwardly during operation of said cocking mechanism;
- said through hole filling with said particulate projectiles when disposed above said chamber in said cylindrical chamber during operation of said cocking mechanism;
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- said activation bar being urged downwardly by said pivotally mounted subordination pole to rest against said stopping surface during activation of said compressed gas release mechanism;
- a stock, said stock housing and supporting said compressed gas source, said compressed gas release mechanism, said barrel, said chamber, said projectile storage magazine, said cocking mechanism and said projectile loading mechanism;
- wherein, when said gun is cocked with said cocking mechanism, said projectile loading mechanism gathers a predetermined quantity of said particulate projectiles and positions said projectiles in said chamber;
- and when said compressed gas release mechanism is activated said projectiles are ejected from said chamber into said barrel and expelled from said gun.