I've had 500 rnds through mine with only one failure to feed. That was with cheap chinese surplus ammo and it not coming out of the LAR mag. Inspection found that the round itself was at fault. Retested the same mag with the same ammo and no issues. The fit and finish on my v5 was fantastic. I havent run it through a course yet but will eventually. I too like to keep my gear as pristine as possible but it is tool that is to be used. I played paintball for 25 years and played with markers costing just over $2k. I ran my guns and body pretty hard and my guns still looked damn near new. 'Battle Damage' is normal and shows its been used.
Have no second thoughts on DD. you'll be very happy.
Have no second thoughts on DD. you'll be very happy.