Patent ID: 8898946

Claim:
A magazine adapter configured for use with a firearm, the firearm having a magazine well defined by four walls, each of the four walls of the magazine well defining an interior surface, the firearm further having a reciprocating bolt, the bolt being biased towards a forward position and a bolt catch that is structured to hold the bolt in a rearward position, the adapter comprising: a base having a forward end, a rear end, and a pair of sides, the base defining an opening for receiving an upper portion of a magazine therein, the base being structured to be removably secured within the four walls of the magazine well, and a bolt catch actuator slidably mounted within said base, the bolt catch being movable between a lower position and an upper position, the bolt catch being structured to be biased towards its upper position when a follower of the magazine that has been inserted into the magazine well reaches an upper position within the magazine, the bolt catch being structured for operative connection to the bolt catch when the base is secured within the magazine well.