Magazine adapter for projectile launcher

A magazine adapter for converting a hopper-fed projectile launcher to a magazine-fed projectile launcher, the magazine adapter comprising:

• an adapter body defining an opening that is dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a magazine;
• an attachment assembly configured to releasably couple the adapter body with a projectile launcher;
• a magazine latch configured to releasably couple the magazine to the adapter body;
• wherein the magazine adapter can be installed onto the projectile launcher without any modification to the launcher;
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• wherein the attachment assembly is structurally interchangeable to an attachment structure of a feed neck that attaches a hopper to the projectile launcher.

A method of converting a hopper-fed paintball marker to a magazine fed paintball marker, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a paintball marker including a receiver defining a breech area, wherein a feed neck is attached to the receiver for feeding paintballs from a hopper into the breech area;
• detaching the feed neck from the paintball marker;
• attaching a magazine adapter to the receiver of the paintball marker, wherein the magazine adapter is configured to detachably receive a paintball magazine for supplying paintballs to be propelled to the breech area;
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• wherein the magazine adapter can be installed onto the paintball marker's receiver without any modification to the paintball marker's receiver.