Matrix WWII M3A1 Full Steel Grease Gun Airsoft AEG by Snow Wolf (Model: Standard)

"This is a pretty cool gun. It feels real and definitely has they build quality of the real one externally. It is actually more green than black like the picture shows, which is actually more accurate. I'm a high cap magazine fan personally so that's a plus. The retractable/removable stock is also a cool and accurate feature. Unfortunately it is fully automatic only, but so it the real one. The entrance for the battery compartment is a little cramped, you most likely won't be able to fit a regular NIMH in the hole. I had to buy a thin 7.4v lipo to fit it in the gun. Also the battery cover feels like it could get knocked off and lost pretty easily.

Pros:
Incredibly realistic
Solid build
Good weight
Good rate of fire

Cons:
Proprietary gearbox
Trigger feels a little loose
Possible problems finding replacement parts
Battery hole too small for NIMH
Battery compartment cover is easy to knock off and loose

So so:
Fully automatic only (but accurate for real weapon)
High cap mag (I like them, but some people hate them)

Overall I would recommend this gun if you are looking for a cool and realistic collectors item, that would also work on the field if you wish to play with it. THIS IS NOT A GOOD PRIMARY WEAPON, AND NOT A GOOD FIRST AIRSOFT GUN. It's worth five stars to me considering the personal circumstances of why I purchased it.

"This is a great little gun! I bought this in early September of 2017 and have taken it to several matches since. The weight of the gun feels close to the real steel (Which I've held and shot before, so I'm not just throwing crap out there) and the function is great too! Although you don't need to rack the bolt for the first shot like the real thing, I do appreciate that the "safety" is accurate: Closing the dust cover. (To fire, you open it. Pretty simple.)

It obviously has a much higher rate of fire than the real thing, but that's understandable. I went ahead and got a 7.4 LiPo with 1000mAh for mine, and the thing can run all day with it, outlasting all the M4s on the field.

The range isn't phenomenal, but it's a lot better than you would expect out of a small gun. Using .25s, I can easily walk it onto my victi- er, "targets" from about 50 yards. Granted, it looses some "oomph" by the time it gets there, so your rival might not feel it or just not call it. So do what I do and just mercilessly dump bbs into them until they call it out.

Pros:
- Small and versatile, great for CTF and run-n-gun
- Accurate with .25s out to about 50 yards
- Decent range for an SMG
- Batteries are long lasting
- One full Hi-Cap mag can last a whole game and then some
- Very unique gun (I get loads of looks and comments/compliments on mine)

Cons:
- FPS a little week (with .25s mine chronos at about 285fps)
- The battery door on the bottom of the handle comes off too easily (I lost mine already)
- .20s will swoop STRAIGHT UP after about 25-30 yards, no matter the hop-up setting
- Full-auto ONLY (Which is realistic, but requires trigger discipline if the game calls for semi)

NOTE: This gun has iron sights that are hard to use. This gun was never meant to be for range or accuracy, so I don't view this as a "con", I view it as realistic. They are functional and you can use them, but it's way simpler and faster to just walk in your shots. It's always on full-auto, the bbs are white, so it's really not that hard...

"I have had this S&T M3A1 for a little over a month and shot about a magazine a day (its a wind up and they claim it holds roughly 520bbs). It is mostly made of steel and even has that nice grayish parkerization color to it making it an accurate replica of the real steel. It fires at a slower cycle rate (compared to your standard M4, AK47, Thompson, etc.) the lower rpm on the airsoft smg is again perfect for closely replicating the real steel. It fire at a constant and accurate (I emphasize accurate) range maximizing at around 30 to 40 yards. I am a radioman for a WWII and Vietnam War airsoft teams and believe if you are in the market for a gun that could take a beating from the field, want a compact and reliable piece to carry into battle, then this is a great choice! A small con I have about the gun is that the magazine release button on my is a bit short and I have to hold the magazine while firing. I can solve the problem easily by filing a bit of the magazine catch and allowing the main part of the catch to grasp the magazine completely.

"For 165 bucks you're really getting more then you paid for with this sub gun. The gun is solid from muzzle to wire stock and clocking in around 350 fps more or less consistently. On top of that for an inner barrel as short as it it the range is phenomenal , even using it's archaic irons youre able to hit a man size target at 150 feet with no problems, and in my case 200 feet is somehow obtained without arching the rounds. I have to say S&T is really stepping up thier quality with this sub gun. I hope they release mid caps soon so the buyers dont have to scrounge up ares mid caps as a mag alternative. Overall if youre debating between the ICS and S&T , the S&T is hands down the better alternative in terms of build quality, feel, out of the box performance, and inherent feel of handling. In a side note if you can find a grease gun cone flash hider it will act as a noise amplifier and all but deminish the sound of the AEG firing , instead you only hear loud satisfying pops that can be heard across the field. Overall a definite purchase for anybody doing WWII, Korea, or vietnam impression, or even if you just enjoy classic firearms

"Is 6 stars available? No, only 5? This gun deserves at least 6 stars, it is hands down the best gun I have ever owned. I run a ww2 US loadout, and this thing has never failed me. It is an incrediblely faithful replica, from the sights, the retractable/removable stock, down to the welds along the frame. The internals are great for under 200 dollars, good gears, good spring, great piston head, full with steel ball bearings, and a pretty good piston body.
pros-
Great replica
good internals
strong fps
pretty good rpm
easy to remove orange tip (can be reattached)
Reliable, will not break

Cons-
kinda heavy
proprietary gear box
not a great starter gun


If you know your way around an airsoft gun pretty well, this gun will be easy to maintain.

"I received my M3A1 a few weeks ago and I am more than happy with it. I thought I would share my impressions of it so let�s get down to it.

Because I ordered a battery, extra magazine and a bag of good BBs the gun came with an outer shipping box. The extra items were well packed in that box, the M3A1 and its accessories were in their own box. The gun and accessories were well packed in semi hard foam. The factory box will prove to be excellent for storage of the gun when it is not in use, so plan on hanging onto it.

What you get in the factory box:

1ea submachine gun, airsoft, caliber 6mm: M3A1
1ea magazine, airsoft, 6mm
1ea sling, small arms
1 ea rod, cleaning and de-jamming
1 ea, bag, 6mm Snow Wolf BBs
1 ea manual, instruction

The gun w/o magazine is 6 lbs. 14+ oz. So with the magazine it weighs a little over 7 lbs. Not bad when the real thing weighs 7.8 lbs. w/o magazine. A real loaded magazine weighs 2.1 lbs., holding 30 rds of .45 ammunition. That means that a real fully loaded M3A1 weighs 9.9 lbs. .45 ACP ammunition is heavy folks. Externally the gun is built like a tank. It is quite hefty and solid. This is perhaps not surprising as the Chinese made their own copy of the M3A1 in 9mm, the Type 36. For a review of the internals see here:

http://www.booliganairsoft.com/2013/06/matrixs-m3a1-grea-
se-gun-aeg.html

The battery is not included and will not take a regular mini style battery. This is a shame as the interior of the grip is large enough, but the opening is just a little too small. However the Matrix battery designed for this gun works fine. The foam packing in the box does have a slot cut for the battery so that will give you a place to store an extra battery.

The battery compartment lid is concealed as the built in oil container on the real gun. Just slide the fake oil container cap back and the lid comes off. In fact it comes off too easily and could come off in the field and get lost because it is not secured to the gun. You could epoxy a safety line to the underside of the cover and to the inside of the battery compartment (With careful placement there should be enough room for that) otherwise I would recommend using a bit of tape over the butt of the grip to hold it in place when in the field.

I do not know if this gun has a fuse. I couldn�t find any mention of one in the manual. If there is a fuse you will need to disassemble the gun to get to it. Disassembly is not easy, but is similar to the real gun. The manual does not contain disassembly instructions or a parts list or diagram. Disassembly instructions can be found here:

http://ww2airsoft-asia.proboards.com/thread/714

The safety is the ejection port cover. Closing the cover renders the gun safe and opening it releases the safety. Unfortunately the cover must be held closed for the safety to work. The manual said to �click� it shut, but my gun had no catch so it springs slightly up and that is enough to release the safety. It would be nice if the safety were more positive. So how do you really make the gun safe? Simple. You remove the magazine. I also suggest that you remove the magazine with the magazine well pointed downward so that the BBs fall out of the magazine well. About 3 to 4 BBs will fall out, about the same number as my M4A1 AEG. If the magazine is removed with the well up BBs are likely to fall into the body of the gun and will rattle around. I don�t think they will do any harm, but I don�t like loose things like BBs rattling around the internals.

The included high capacity magazine works just fine and there is no wiggle in the magazine well. The plastic filler does its job well in removing any play in the magazine.

The sling was not used and I left it in the box. The included sling has metal snap links and might damage the finish so I got a reproduction sling for the M1 carbine (which is period correct anyway) and used that. The sling swivels are designed for a 1 in wide sling, but a 1 1/4 in wide sling might work too.
The gun has only one mode of fire and that is automatic. Just like the real weapon. You can fire single shots by trigger manipulation, again just like the real gun.

The gun appears to be quite accurate over the short ranges I have been shooting it. I have an indoor BB trap and shoot it inside my house. Actually a quite realistic range for clearing a house in a built up area. The shots land about 2 to 3 inches high from the aiming point and just slightly to the left. The grouping is quit tight. The hop up is adjustable and works by sliding it forward or backward. You gain access to the hop up by opening the ejection port cover and sliding the bolt back. There is no blow back.

I don�t know about the included Snow Wolf BBs. They might be medium quality .20 gram BBs, but then they might be cheap plastic BBs. I have a spring M4 and I will use them in that. Get good .20 to .25 BBs to use in this gun. You don�t want to ruin this gun using cheap BBs.

The biggest gripe I have is that bright orange muzzle cap. To be clear I both love it and hate it. The cap screams to the world that this is not a real firearm and just begs to be taken off. On the other hand the gun looks so real that I am glad to have the cap to remind me that it is not a real M3A1. Again, just to be clear, this gun is super realistic so I will leave the cap on. (Not to mention that to remove it will void the warranty!) The cap is held on by two Phillips head screws and some sort of glue. If you were to remove the cap you would still have the holes in the aluminum outer barrel into which they are screwed. For display purposes it would be nice to get a replacement outer barrel. (Does Evike sell spare parts for this gun?) The outer barrel screws on and off just as it does on the real weapon.

I checked some prices for real M3A1 submachine guns and they seem to range from $13,000 to $24,000. It�s a matter of scarcity as there are few transferable M3 and M3A1 submachine guns available. And, of course there are all the legal restrictions for owning a Class III firearm. They are also expensive to shoot. (Although, if you can afford to buy one, the cost of ammunition may not be a problem.) You can run through a box of 50 rounds in less than a minute. At $20 a box it can get quite expensive very fast.

The bottom line is that for most of us this superb airsoft M3A1 smg is the closest thing to the real thing as we are likely to get. You can shoot it indoors and the ammunition is much cheaper than .45 ACP ammunition.

"This gun is freakin' sweet. I have mostly positive things to say (except that a battery isn't included). The weight is a bittersweet aspect; the heaviness is nice for feeling authentic, but the heaviness is also kinda cumbersome when using for extended periods of time. The FPS is good, and the gun is very accurate. The price is very reasonable. All in all, this is a great buy.

"this is a great gun overall......ive had it for almost 2 years and no problems.....only issue i see is the weight but its not very heavy to me.

pros- perfect for cqb
- good for outdoor play
- good fps

cons- little heavy
- nothing else on the cons

great gun and worth the money.........oh yea it is full stamped steel so no plastic or polymer

"Received my new S&T Grease Gun M1A1, This thing really shoots hard, smooth as silk, beautifully heavy, meaning it has a good solid feel, The weldings are right there with the WWII Greaser. It really has a nice high capacity magazine which is also metal like the rest of this O.D. green beauty. Also would like to mention and thank Evike for it's quick shipping abilities,and excellent packaging, and also that S&T really packed this gun for "shipment" It came clear across the U.S. looking the same as it was when it left the west coast..The small battery fit into the pistol grip perfectly, so don't worry about that at all. If you're waiting to hear more about it, wait no more, get one while they last. If you like submachine guns and don't mind one that's close to 8 lbs., then this is for you!. A REALLY NICE LOOKING REPLICA.

"This gun is accurate down to the weld marks, with the only thing missing being the "trademarks". It has a parkerized finish, instead of the matte black of the ICS M3. The retractable stock can come off, which is nice for slight reduction in weight. The dust cover also acts as the safety, however it has to be completely closed in order for it to work properly, even if it's left slightly open, the safety will not activate. It's also heavy, weighing in at about 7 pounds with the magazine inserted. The orange tip can be removed with a small screwdriver and some elbow grease. The magazine holds about 480-500 rounds, the FPS on my particular M3A1 was on average 340 FPS, which is nice for both CQB or (if you were to try it, like I did) Field Use. The trigger pull is nice and smooth, no tension. There's a small amount of wiggle in the stock, but only when it's retracted inwards, When it's retracted outward I don't notice any wiggling or looseness of the stock.

TL:DR - Overall this is a nice replica, and I would certainly recommend it.

"I have used this gun for many events it is really fun to shoot and feels like a real grease gun. There are things that limit the guns versatility some being the battery cover falls out easily, I lost mine, it is harder to find a battery that fits (the battery has to be very skinny), and MY grease gun personally has a poor full auto that isn’t consistent unless you burst the BBs out of the gun. Other than that it is a great option. It won’t break and feels really authentic. Four stars

"I've had this M3A1 for a few years now and it ahs seen some wear and tear but still runs as if its fresh from the box. I lost the bottom for the pistol grip (that's bound to happen) but some tape solved the issue. The batteries sometimes get stuck in the pistol grip causing problems during changing but other than that this gun is solid.

Pros:
-Most solid gun I've ever owned
-Fully auto (some like it some don't, to each their own)
-Fully Stamped Steel

Eh...:
-Come with a Metal High-Cap mag (some like it some don't)

Cons:
-Small part gets lost easily (easily replicable)
-Cant find any Mid-Caps anywhere (ICS had some but those were discontinued and the new ones they came out with aren't compatible)

Other than the listed above * ^ * I highly recommend this gun to any who seek a strong solid SMG that'll take anything you throw at it.

****/***** Mag makes me mad _:(

"Buyer Beware: The Electric Blowback Version's Dust Cover DOES NOT ACT AS A SAFETY; THE STORE PAGE IS WRONG AS OF JUNE 16TH, 2025. The non-blowback version's dust cover acts as a safety, whereas the EBB has a separate safety lever. Nowhere on the store page is this written, and the instruction booklet does not make this clear (as it is almost exclusively pictures and features both models which look almost identical). Trying to operate the gun with the dust cover closed will result in scratching the bolt, as I have.

The gun is otherwise functional but I was expecting the dust cover safety to work like it did in other reviews.

"I bought this (blowback version) back in 3/25. Got 1 mag through it and the gears locked up. Sent it back for repair and got it back 2 weeks later. When I got it back, I got maybe another mag through it before the gears separated and no longer engaged. Sent it back for repair again and got it back 2 weeks later. Now after half a mag, it only shoots the first few bbs and then won’t fire. Full battery, full mag, all new, .25 gram BBs, everything sounds great but no BBs are coming out. Maybe I got a lemon but it’s a hard pass for me on this which I hate because I LOVE the blowback system and overall feel. Gonna try the ICS version.

"This was a great gun. Great attention to detail to be as true as possible to the real steel version. Unfortunately, the gun stopped firing after less than a month. Because this gun is full metal and welded shut, I'm also not sure how to go stripping the gun down. Looks like I'll have to pay a professional tech to fix this. For the price of the gun originally, having to pay any more is incredibly frustrating.

Overall, great as a decorative piece, bad as an airsoft gun.