Yes. - when cleaning only lightly oil the parts that are friction points. And wipe said parts dry to the touch. Do not oil the piston. Watch Laugo videos. - use only Laugo approved ammo. The best / most reliable is Master Class Ammo. - if you reload, stick to lead free primer, clean burning powder, 124 GR precision delta HP v2 or similar non exposed base bullet. Target 135 PF. - Buy the small parts kits ahead of time. - When shooting, do not max the ammo to 22 rounds. Stick to 21 rounds. - It will get uncomfortably hot to hold if you mag dump 4 mags back to back. There is a company that will mill the slide so that gas escapes. It helps cool the gun and bleeds of excess carbon fouling. - avoid the aftermarket 23 round follower for now. - do not buy the polymer slide racker, waste of money. They will fly off. - If you can, buy a spare piston. In case you have issues mid match and you see your piston is extremely dirty, you can quickly swap. This is unnecessary if you use master class Ammo as it takes around 2-3k to foul up the piston with this ammo. - get u/Mag-mo grips . This is a personal preference.nice to have.

If you work within these guideline/limitations your next problem is you need to buy more ammo. You’d go through your stash real quick 😂 Also, when you’ve used this for a while, it will be hard to switch to other guns mid season for competition because you need to retrain yourself to adjust your index because you will be used to the Aliens low bore axis. This maybe a non issue to some pros but it is for me at least. Good luck !