the opposite, ex pro team markers have been well used howeveer dm's only get smoother the more you shoot them, also the pro teams have multiple techs who tech and reassemble the gun after every training and tournament and are set up perfectly by dye themselves to achieve the smoothest shot and max efficency! if anything this will shoot way better then 99% of dm12's out there! certainly much much better than a brand new one!people may think that a x team marker has had a hard time,proberly has but expect that it has been well maintained![]()