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It’s tough to find anything truly innovative in the firearms industry these days, but the Alien from Laugo Arms has done it. We published an exclusive review earlier this year of this one-of-a-kind handgun, but now we have our first live look from SHOT Show 2020’s Industry Day at the Range.
“You can see why I called this revolutionary,” said GunsAmerica Editor True Pearce. “It really is. It’s totally different than any handgun on the market.”
The Alien’s unique design allows it to gain a variety of advantages over other handguns. First, it features the lowest bore axis in the world, which helps users control recoil and reduces muzzle flip. It also allows users to attach a suppressor without having to purchase higher iron sights.
Accuracy is enhanced via the handgun’s fixed-barrel design, and the sights remain fixed to the frame while the slide reciprocates below it. This design reduces wear and tear on red dot sights, which are often damaged due to the constant back and forth motion of the slide.
The action operates via a self-adjusting gas-piston system that maintains the same recoil impulse with both hot and subsonic loads.
We found that the Alien performed exactly as advertised.
“That dot is hardly moving. The muzzle isn’t lifting,” Pearce said. “It was hammering that eight-inch plate.”
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The trigger is light and crisp, and Laugo spokesman Ondrej Podel said it’s been tuned to IPSC Production Class regulations.
Disassembly is easy. Users simply remove a pin located on the muzzle end of the firearm and lift the top of the receiver, much like disassembling an AR-15. Then, the slide and piston can be removed. The barrel is fixed to the receiver and cannot be removed, but users can still access it to clean it.
Laugo Arms plans to make the Alien available to the U.S. market in April through Lancer Systems.
The Alien is innovative, but it isn’t cheap. Retail price is $5,000 via Lancer Systems, and you can secure one of the first 500 units today for a $2,500 deposit.
Click HERE to learn more about the Alien from Laugo Arms.