Launch and acceleration system and method

In combination:

• A first pistol crossbow bolt comprising a metal head, a shaft operationally coupled to said metal head, said shaft defining a maximum shaft width, and a first vane operationally coupled to said shaft in laterally extending alignment with respect to said shaft, said first vane defining a trailing edge and a lateral edge, said first pistol crossbow bolt terminating proximally in a proximal bolt end, said first pistol crossbow bolt having a mass in the range 1 grain to 235 grains inclusive;
• and
• A first gas seal selectively operatively associated with said first pistol crossbow bolt, said first gas seal comprising a bulkhead defining a maximum bulkhead width greater than said maximum shaft width, said first gas seal configured to operatively engage said proximal bolt end;
• Wherein said first pistol crossbow bolt being configured to be capable of being elastically launched by a cooperably configured pistol crossbow;
• Wherein said bulkhead being configured to be capable of slidably interiorly substantially partitioning a reciprocally dimensioned hollow launch tube of a blowgun during breath-driven acceleration therewithin.