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Mr. Furious · 08-02-2007, 10:35 AM

Matrices are fantastic markers. They don't mind HP preset tanks and as long as you don't mind maintaining them(clean and grease the bolt every day of play, do the regs every couple/few cases) they are very reliable markers. I have a PM6 and love it. I got rid of a Shocker for it and am very glad I made the switch. They use Autococker barrels so lots of kits are available and most likely you can keep the barrel for your other markers if you ditch the Matrix. Matrices have a bunch of o-rings in them but as long as you maintain a good clean and grease schedule they generally treat you well. If the marker does start to goof up a cheap o-ring kit rebuilds the whole marker and basically restores it to new performance again. A matrix will generally shoot better and better the longer you own it rather than going the other way like most markers. Little to no kick and a pretty quiet shot.

Angels are nice but they require a tool kit to maintain, are harder to tear down for general maintenance and generally don't work well(or not at all) with HP tanks. They require an adjustable or low pressure preset tank so you'll either have to buy a special tank just for the Angel or spend more to get an adjustable tank if you switch markers a lot. Barrel threads are Angel specific so kits basically go with the gun when you sell it. Angel markers have super nice machining and quality is top notch but when they have issues, they are booger bears to figure out and expensive to fix(from the local field's gun tech super nerd who can fix ANYTHING).

If you decide on a Matrix, seriously look at the Proto line. They have the same guts as a Dye Matrix and cost half to a third as much due to the Dye name not being on them(although they are manufactured and supported by Dye).

08-02-2007, 10:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mr. Furious Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northwestern Pennsylvania	Matrices are fantastic markers. They don't mind HP preset tanks and as long as you don't mind maintaining them(clean and grease the bolt every day of play, do the regs every couple/few cases) they are very reliable markers. I have a PM6 and love it. I got rid of a Shocker for it and am very glad I made the switch. They use Autococker barrels so lots of kits are available and most likely you can keep the barrel for your other markers if you ditch the Matrix. Matrices have a bunch of o-rings in them but as long as you maintain a good clean and grease schedule they generally treat you well. If the marker does start to goof up a cheap o-ring kit rebuilds the whole marker and basically restores it to new performance again. A matrix will generally shoot better and better the longer you own it rather than going the other way like most markers. Little to no kick and a pretty quiet shot. Angels are nice but they require a tool kit to maintain, are harder to tear down for general maintenance and generally don't work well(or not at all) with HP tanks. They require an adjustable or low pressure preset tank so you'll either have to buy a special tank just for the Angel or spend more to get an adjustable tank if you switch markers a lot. Barrel threads are Angel specific so kits basically go with the gun when you sell it. Angel markers have super nice machining and quality is top notch but when they have issues, they are booger bears to figure out and expensive to fix(from the local field's gun tech super nerd who can fix ANYTHING). If you decide on a Matrix, seriously look at the Proto line. They have the same guts as a Dye Matrix and cost half to a third as much due to the Dye name not being on them(although they are manufactured and supported by Dye). __________________ A skeleton walks into a bar and orders a beer and a mop...... Feedback: http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html Last edited by Mr. Furious; 08-02-2007 at 10:42 AM..