Matrix M1903A3 Bolt Action Spring Powered Airsoft Rifle by S&T (Model: Real Wood Stock)

"This is my second 03 Springfield an the last 3 months. My first one that was a privlidge to own was the G&G nickel plated gas operated 03A3 which I had numerous problems with, truly a disappointment for a $500.00 rifle, But Evike made good for it. The second time (being a glutton for punishment), I bought the S&T 03A3 spring operated, $200.00 rifle and darn if I didn't have problems with it. I love these bolt action war horses and was very disappointed to report feeding problems with it. When I got it to shoot, It really laid them out there shooting flat and straight at targets over 100 yds away. But it seems like I had many feeding problems concerning that darn magazine. Had many maddening jams, because the bolt does not come out to clear out all the ground up debris from the BB's This made my problems 100 times worse than a feeding problem. I'm still at a point of insecurity and hate to go any further trying to load up the magazine just to have all the bb's be ground out into an bolt cocking nightmare. I went through this problem several times to no avail, hate to send it back to Evike But I like the gun so much I willing to put up with any inconvenience just so I can say that is my favotite airsoft firearm. Having purchased many guns over the years from Evike, I hate to be a griper and a complainer. Buyer beware!

"Looks great, but stopped firing after TWO rounds. Feeding issue appears to be magazine related, as I can get it to work if I hold the rifle upside down when I cock it.
For the price it is very realistic looking .

"I'm a bit ticked with what I got. Some of the wood pieces along the top of the rifle are not securely attached to the gun itself, and can easily be pulled off. This includes the muzzle, which can easily be pulled off and rotated without gluing or welding it on. It's tough to pull the bolt back no matter how much I lubricate it, it's more inaccurate than a rental AEG, and to top it off the rear iron sight is supposed to be screwed on, but instead of a screw they attached it with what I'm assuming is a rivet, and I can't seem to remove no matter what I do. So right now the rear sight is permanently attached to the rifle and I can't attach a scope rail, which by the way came with the wrong sized screws. All that aside, it does look and feel nice. You get what you pay for I guess.

"I have never been so disappointed with a purchase before. The product is beautiful but simply does NOT work. After taking it out of the box I attempted to move the bolt back and it wouldn't move. After some work i was finally able to pull the bolt ack and felt the spring clock.But the trigger went completely limp for some reason. I pulled the bolt back again and bbs began rolling out the barrel. Now the bolt or the trigger don't even function anymore.

I didn't even shoot the gun once.

Complete waste of my time and money.

"Tons of issues with this. When I first got it, the magazine messed up after about 10 shots. I know how to fix that now, but it still happens constantly. After being used against some friends 3 or 4 times, I'm told the sear messed up. It'd cost me 90 dollars for a new seat alone, and it's too late to refund the gun. Go use your money somewhere else.

"I got the real wood version 2 years ago and here's what happened:

Relevant context: I bought it for target shooting, to be used for about 30 minutes every week. Due to some circumstances in my life, that dropped to about 30 minutes a month. I paid $230 for it originally. I kept it in it's original box, stored it in a cool, dry place, and did basic maintenance and upkeep. Here's what happened:

The rear sight broke apart and fell off
The wood on top is coming off
The front sight is bent out of shape
The barrel bands aren't attached with anything
It can't hit the broadside of a barn no matter what bbs you use or how you adjust the hop up
The action is stiff and hard to work
The safeties broke after a month
The cleaning rod does not like staying in place
And just a week ago, the bolt itself finally broke and is completely jammed up, incapable of firing. I've only fired this thing a few times a month.

I've had to do so many repairs on this piece of junk it's not even funny. I've literally sunk like 60 additional dollars in trying to keep this thing alive and all I wanted to use it for was target shooting.

IT'S BAD. DO NOT BUY.

Get the Mosin instead. It's absolutely the best bolt action S&T makes.

"Originally loved this gun! After about 100 shots it xx all went to hell. Apparently there is a sear pin issue? Now gun fires just trying to cock it.
Its basically a wall hanger of somewhat historical accuracy now. Replacement parts to fix will cost more than the gun was. Total disappointment. Do NOT buy this without researching the common issues on this model. If I had I would never have bought it...

"My first one was good it lasted for about 6 maybe 7 days,but after that the trigger kept locking up and the bolt would fly forward firing the gun and loosening the bolt to thee point of it not even working anymore.I sent it back to get it replaced and it arrived yesterday,it lasted only 10 to 15 minutes when the same thing started to happen again.And this time i was a lot more careful than the last making sure i heard all three clicks and if I hadn't I would take the mag out to make sure it wouldn't fire two.Very disappointing as I had also bought a scope and rail mount for this gun.