Arrow gun

A method of propelling a payload attached to an arrow head of a hollow arrow, said payload and arrow being fired from a gun, comprising

• attaching said payload to said arrow head;
• sliding said arrow over an elongated discharge barrel of said gun, said arrow having an inner diameter slightly larger than an outer diameter of said barrel, said gun including a handle and trigger assembly, said barrel being hollow and connected to said handle at one end of said barrel and having a discharge opening at a second end;
• engaging by means of friction an end of said arrow opposite said arrow head at said handle end of said barrel to restrict its movement by sliding said arrow over a series of gripping means positioned in grooves in said barrel adjacent said handle;
• and
• activating a compressed gas source to energize said barrel of said gun to discharge gas from said second end of said hollow barrel remote from said handle;
• whereby said arrow maintains frictional contact with said barrel along its length and is instantaneously propelled from said gun upon activation of said gas source by sliding off said barrel under high pressure.

An arrow gun for propelling an arrow, harpoon or the like, comprising

• a handle including a trigger;
• an elongated hollow barrel extending at a first end from said handle having an opening at a second end remote from said handle;
• collar means for securing said barrel to said handle, said collar means being fixedly secured at a first end to said handle and circumferentially engaged about said barrel;
• a compressed gas source;
• and
• connection means including an air passageway for linking said compressed gas source to said barrel for releasing said compressed gas under pressure from said barrel into said hollow arrow at said second end of said barrel remote from said handle to propel said arrow;
• whereby said arrow is hollow and sealed at one end forming a tip, said arrow having an inner diameter slightly larger than an outer diameter of said barrel such that said arrow maintains contact with said barrel along its length and is frictionally disposed over said barrel prior to being propelled, said arrow being secured over said barrel at said first end by friction with said barrel, said arrow being fired under pressure upon actuation of said trigger.