Glad I did it

[LongCarbine]

First of all thanks to furandfeathers for the 30% off coupon from Dunham's.
Remember this is just my opinion . The Matrix 355 is a really nice bow. It seams to cock as easy as my Axiom ,It's a little louder but not to bad .When I shot my 420 grain arrows it made a difference from the ones that came with it and under 40 yards the drop was the same. I'll put some string stops on it then it should be just fine. The trigger is almost a two stage trigger on mine and it had a little grit to it ,but after 30 - 40 shots that got better and I got use to the take up on the first stage. Really the first few shots I thought NEW TRIGGER but now I don't think so. The scope . Not as bad as I have heard , Mine is clear enough the markings are to my liking and it has some nice features . The field of view is a little tight but to a bow hunter it's way big enough . Low light ? plenty good for legal hours. You do need to mount the bow right , but we all should anyway. No it's not a Leupold or Zeiss But I bought an Excalibur crossbow that came with a scope not the other way around. I think it will do just fine. It went together good , looks good . I had to retighten some things after about 30 shots after 50 shots I tried for a group and got a 3 " one at 60 yards with 15 - 20 mph wind gust in between shots. I still Love my Axiom but like I said The Matrix 355 IS A NICE BOW !!!!

[onebigskittle]

I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.

[Onetimeonly x-->]

First of all thanks to furandfeathers for the 30% off coupon from Dunham's.
Remember this is just my opinion . The Matrix 355 is a really nice bow. It seams to cock as easy as my Axiom ,It's a little louder but not to bad .When I shot my 420 grain arrows it made a difference from the ones that came with it and under 40 yards the drop was the same. I'll put some string stops on it then it should be just fine. The trigger is almost a two stage trigger on mine and it had a little grit to it ,but after 30 - 40 shots that got better and I got use to the take up on the first stage. Really the first few shots I thought NEW TRIGGER but now I don't think so. The scope . Not as bad as I have heard , Mine is clear enough the markings are to my liking and it has some nice features . The field of view is a little tight but to a bow hunter it's way big enough . Low light ? plenty good for legal hours. You do need to mount the bow right , but we all should anyway. No it's not a Leupold or Zeiss But I bought an Excalibur crossbow that came with a scope not the other way around. I think it will do just fine. It went together good , looks good . I had to retighten some things after about 30 shots after 50 shots I tried for a group and got a 3 " one at 60 yards with 15 - 20 mph wind gust in between shots. I still Love my Axiom but like I said The Matrix 355 IS A NICE BOW !!!!

Jim, glad it worked out well for you! X2 for F&F for hooking us up with the "deal of the day" coupon.
Scott

[vixenmaster]

Congrats on gettin a fine Matrix

[Riflemanz]

You bought the best bow in Excalibur's lineup
in my opinion! Congrats!

[LongCarbine]

It's now the 3rd day shooting the 355 . I made string stoppers for it , a top quiver mount and today a cheek piece . The stoppers work fine. And with the cheek piece the poor old picked on scope will do just fine also . I do have to use my swinging bag target .My black hole just can't stop all the arrows from this bow. Trigger is coming along . The grittyness is all but gone . I have custom triggers on my hunting rifles and this bow just begs for one but with 1-2 inch groups at 50 yards how can I justify it ? I don't think this bow package could be any better.... (without adding custom trigger and high end optics for $400-$500 more)
To say the least I'm very happy with the two Excalibur's I own. In both quality and price point . If any one is on the fence about the Matrix all I can say is BUY IT!