Laugo Alien – A Firsthand Look By Shane Oswald The first thing you may notice about the Laugo Alien is the eye-catching gold accents of the Creator Series. For others, it’s the space-age contours and geometry—seemingly pulled straight from a sci-fi movie. But the unconventional shapes of this firearm are not just for show. Without experiencing it firsthand, it’s impossible to fully describe how naturally this gun fits in your hand. Like stepping into a high-end sports car, the Alien makes nearly every other handgun feel clunky and unrefined. The moment you pick it up, you’ll realize there’s something different going on. The web of your hand settles surprisingly high on the backstrap, and only a small portion of the slide rests over your firing grip. With a high-index grip, the barrel aligns with your pointer finger—almost like an extension of your body. With the Laugo Alien, low profile is an understatement, and muzzle flip becomes a thing of the past. Through incredible feats of engineering, this gun channels recoil straight back into your hand, helping you stay on target and enabling faster, more accurate follow-up shots. There’s no need to reacquire your sights after each round—because with the Alien, you never lose them. What Makes It Different You may be wondering what makes this gun unique under the hood and what truly sets it apart from the sea of modern handguns. Most pistols today rely on a short-recoil, tilting-barrel system—first introduced over a century ago by John Moses Browning. It’s simple, reliable, and accurate enough for most shooters. But for the designers at Laugo, “good enough” wasn’t good enough. To extract the maximum possible performance from the platform, they turned to a rare [...]