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Submitted to: Imported Fire Ants Conference Proceedings
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Publication Acceptance Date: 1/4/2005
Publication Date: 3/30/2005
Citation: Preston, C.A., Vander Meer, R.K. 2005. The solenopsis invicta alarm pheromone. Imported Fire Ants Conference Proceedings. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: As with most social insects, the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, utilizes a complex milieu of chemical signals to regulate the activities of the colony. Several of these pheromones, including the trail pheromone and queen recognition pheromones, have been identified. However, the identification of the alarm pheromone has proven to be more elusive. Generally, alarm pheromones are associated with the mandibular gland, but they have also been identified in the Dufour's and anal glands. Behavioral studies point to the mandibular gland as the source S. invicta's alarm pheromone. Several functions of the alarm pheromone have been suggested for S. invicta, from signaling the presence of a threat, to inducing worker activity during mating flights, as well as attracting eavesdropping parasitoids. Wilson demonstrated that frenzied behavior was elicited by exposing S. invicta workers to volatiles released from crushed heads of conspecifics. Similarly, workers responded with frantic, excited movements when exposed to live alates, crushed heads, and mandibular gland solutions. The morphology of the gland and the ephemeral nature of the components have complicated the identification of this pheromone. In S. invicta, the mandibular gland consists of only a few cells, making it difficult to successfully isolate without the loss of materials. The chemistry of ant alarm pheromones is incredibly diverse with identified alarm pheromones spanning many structural families, including terpenoids, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, and nitrogen heterocycles. The compounds are highly volatile, a necessity of quick but transient information transfer. We employed two analytical techniques, solid phase microextraction (SPME) and purge and trap, to collect and analyze headspace contents about workers exhibiting alarmed behavior. These techniques also eliminate the need for solvent, which complicates analysis of highly volatile compounds using the gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS). Using these techniques, we identified a substituted pyrazine as a component of the fire ant alarm pheromone. We tested this chemical in a behavioral bioassay with S. invicta workers and we found no significant difference between the alarm response to the headspace volatiles collected above shaken ants and the pyrazine at a concentration of 100 ng/'L, supplying a headspace concentration of 0.50 pg/'L. Additionally, compared to the response to headspace volatiles collected above unshaken ants, we found a significant alarm response to concentrations as low as 1 ng/'L, with a corresponding headspace concentration below detection limits (less than 0.03 pg/'L). We are continuing to define the alarm pheromone source and chemistry.

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…is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author, most recently, of The Evolution of God, a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Wright is also a fellow at the New America Foundation and editor in chief of Bloggingheads.tv. His other books include Nonzero, which was named a New York Times Book Review Notable Book in 2000 and included on Fortune magazine's list of the top 75 business books of all-time. Wright's best-selling book The Moral Animal was selected as one of the ten best books of 1994 by The New York Times Book Review.Wright has contributed to The Atlantic for more than 20 years.
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And then there's the part of the story the Reuters piece doesn't address: According to other reports, Zimmerman's gun was loaded with hollow-point bullets–bullets that expand upon impact, maximizing internal damage and the chances of death. You don't need hollow-point bullets to stop a pit bull. And you don't need hollow-point bullets to stop a robber.
Sure, some gun enthusiasts may warn that if you face an armed bad guy, hollow points minimize the chances of his returning fire after being shot. But how likely is it–in real life, not the movies–that this would actually come into play? And, anyway, there was no evidence that the robbers who had afflicted the neighborhood were armed; they were burglars, not muggers, and when in danger of being caught they'd fled. (And as for the reason police sometimes use hollow points–to cut the chances that the bullet will harm bystanders after passing through the victim's body or after ricocheting: that makes a lot of sense in a crowded urban environment, but not much in Zimmerman's neighborhood.)
Like most members the media, Wright adopts a position of authority in his tone and theme, even though he is clearly ignorant of the subject matter. The vast majority of police departments, federal law enforcement agencies, counter-terrorism and certain special operation forces chose hollowpoint ammunition for a number of reasons.
Hollowpoint ammunition is design to expand when it hits its target. This expansion increases the frontal surface area of the bullet and expends more energy into the target, accomplishing several important things. By expending most or all of its energy into the target, it increases the probability that the energy transferred will have a more immediate effect and end the threat. Optimally, this means that the need to fire additional shots to stop the threat will be limited or eliminated entirely.
A full metal jacket (FMJ) or lead round nose (LRN) can certainly kill if it hits the same organs as a hollowpoint, but the design of these bullets means that they are likely to more bore straight through and out the other side, with enough energy to penetrate walls and injure or kill an innocent bystander inside the next building. Hollowpoints tend to dump their energy and stop the threat with fewer shots fired, and with less of a threat of injuring an innocent person downrange.
Do you know what hunters use on pitbull-sized targets, like coyotes? Hollowpoints, ballistic tips (hollowpoints with a polymer spreader tip to make them expand more rapidly), and frangiable ammunition that blows apart on contact.The reason for using these rounds is simple: humanely dispatching an animal as quickly and painlessly as possible. If stopping a dog attack is the reason he bought his ammunition, Zimmerman chose correctly and wisely.
But what if Zimmerman purchased his ammunition for self defense against human predators? Once again, experts and every major law enforcement agency mandates that their officers use hollowpoint ammunition for the combination of enhanced stopping power, and the reduction of the threat of over-penetration and injuries downrange. They aren't just chosen by the officers, but by department lawyers that don't want to face lawsuits from a bullet that passed through one of more buildings and hit an innocent bystander. In an apartment complex like George Zimmerman lived in, the population density is significant and going with something other than a hollowpoint or a frangiable would have been the irresponsible decision. In choosing hollowpoints, Zimmerman carried the exact kind of ammunition credible experts would have recommended.
Robert Wright, a firearms know-nothing, has written himself into a corner.
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According to the sources, the incident occurred in District Awaran where a blast occurred near the security forces' vehicle in Tehsil Jhao of District Awaran today. Due to the explosion, three security men were martyred while four others were injured. Exchange of fire also took place after the blast.
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Man Drops 80 Lbs. On McDonald's Diet
There are 17 comments on the NBC 10 Philadelphia story from Jun 20, 2008, titled Man Drops 80 Lbs. On McDonald's Diet. In it, NBC 10 Philadelphia reports that:A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonald's . Not Big Macs, french fries or chocolate shakes.
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#1 Jun 20, 2008
why are stupid stories like this even published
#3 Jun 20, 2008
so true, you can only hold that food in your stomach about an hour before it just has to come out.....eat a carrot stick and some rice cakes....
#4 Jun 20, 2008
I love MCDonalds, but it doesn't love me. If I eat anything from there, I'm sick for the rest of the day.
#5 Jun 20, 2008
He may have dropped 80 lbs but I wonder how high his cholesterol level is now LOL.
#6 Jun 20, 2008
What an inspiration!! B A R F !!!!
#7 Jun 20, 2008
Someone find a krispy kreme diet. Thats my kind of diet.
Oh Cartman- that is exactly why he lost all the weight.
#8 Jun 20, 2008
#9 Jun 20, 2008
How much did Mcd corp. pay this guy for the excellent PR...
Since: May 08
#10 Jun 20, 2008
what a stupid story. ok its common sense, if you eat salad, no matter where it is from, of course you will loose 80 lbs....if you eat 3 burgers a day and fries for a month, of course you will gain 28 lbs. DUH!!!!!!
#12 Jun 20, 2008
An hour? How do you last that long?
Since: May 08
Bonita/San Bruno, CA
#13 Jun 21, 2008
No suprise. With proper portion control, and informed meal decisions, especially with the controlled proportions offered by large chains, one can establish a diet which will assist in weight loss. It comes down to calories required compared to calories consumed.
#14 Jun 21, 2008
Any chance you could include a typical day's consumption? It would be very interesting to know what menu choices he actually used to achieve the weight loss.
#16 Jun 21, 2008
It says in the article he ate salads and apples and wraps, not burgers. Which is silly...to get salads at McD's. If you are gonna go there, just be honest and get a burger and fries. LOL.
#17 Jun 23, 2008
Most of the fast-food chains offer relatively "healthy" alternatives on their menus, including grilled chicken, salads (dressing on the side, of course), yogurt with fruit, etc.
The problem is that our taste buds have been conditioned for high fat, high sugar, high sodium, and calorie-dense foods. Our lifestyles have changed radically over the decades. When I was a teenager in the 70s, McDonalds was an occasional "treat". Like most families, my mother was a stay-at-home mom who prepared meals every day.
Today's families almost always have both parents working and have latch-key kids. Because the almighty dollar is driving business, companies are driving workers to the point of exhaustion without additional compensation. Each worker is covertly forced to do the job of 3 people. We're so exhausted at the end of the day, most of us don't have the energy to cook and therefore rely on either restaurants or fast food.
The fast food industry is bending to pressure from consumer groups to offer more health-conscious menus. Unfortunately, most of us opt for the calorie-dense entrees thus making us fat and listless.
The bottom line is that we need to make better choices and guide our children as well. Every fast-food restaurant has a nutrition guide available for download on the Internet. However, it doesn't take a rocket scienist to figure out that grilled vs. fried, salad vs. french fries, fruit vs. apple pie are going to be the more prudent choices.
Do we have to chuck the high-calorie, sugar and fat laden foods forever? Absolutely not! This is an unrealistic goal - and it leads to a feeling of deprivation. That's why so many diets fail. I successfully lost 50 pounds several years ago by making healthy choices throughout the week with the knowledge that on Sunday, I could eat whatever I wanted and not feel guilty about it. If I wanted cheesecake during the week, I learned to "procrastinate" the decision to eat it knowing that I could have it on Sunday. the interesting thing is that, by Sunday, I lost the urge for cheesecake.
In conclusion, the fast-food restaurants are not really the bad guys that we paint them to be. It is up to each of us to make a conscious decision to make better food choices. And, how about making Saturday or Sunday a day that we actually cook a meal at home? We need to take time to slow down once in a while and spend some precious time at home with friends and family. If you have children, realize that they would much rather have the gift of time from their parents than being showered with material gifts. Ask them about their hopes, dreams, fears, likes, dislikes, whatever.... they just need a chance to be heard with the knowledge that an adult cares.
Then, take them out once a week to McDonalds as a treat!
#18 Jun 23, 2008
Yep we are guilty of taking our kids there more than my parents did when we were kids.
The only thing I disagree with is that I do not think people are being forced to work extra...I think people are used to living a certain way and they choose to work extra to afford all the "things" they want rather than do without. In general...of course there are all types of people, but I'm saying that as a general, average, American thing. Actually polls are saying people waste quite alot of time at work these days.
#19 Jun 23, 2008
80 lbs. lighter and with clogged arteries. Some acomplishment!
#20 Jun 23, 2008
You guys don't even read the article....he ate salads, wraps, and fruit.
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Looks interesting. I'll be curious to see any reviews.
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And where does one dispose of the "used" bags? I'm sure the landfill operators would love squishing those bags with their dozers on a Monday morning.
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Already researched the disposal issue. Turns out its the same as for diaper disposal. In fact there's a similar product which wraps used diapers, called Diaper Genie, that's been marketed for years. In the US the sanitary landfilling of human waste (whether wrapped or not) appears to be locally governed by municipal or county ordinance. Where I'm docked its legal to toss it in the trash bin.
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Its legal to dispose of human waste in landfills. It is done many times a day with baby/adult diapers.
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Sic transit feces Mundi!
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Sounds like a clever idea but also sounds like they can't sell it. Their web site doesn't have nay links to order bag kits, or even a list price for the kits.
So if you can't order bags, what's the use?
And if they can't sell bags, and have only two US resellers, who might not sell bags, what do you do with their toilet if they go out of business? Have custom bespoke bags made up by those wonderfully clever folks in the Khyber Pass?
Plastic bags, kitty litter. Available all over the world, cheap.
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HelloSailor, I think that, if you're going to buy their toilet, it would make sense to buy a few years' supply of refills, too, just in case.
I get the impression they are new to the market, and that's why they don't have many resellers listed, etc.
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At some point everyone is or was new to the market. Why, I even remember when there were only two guys selling fire and you had to walk uphill six miles through the snow to reach either one of them.
But in this day and age? I mean, if the guys who are selling this stuff have any business sense, they should be making all of it available "at retail" online. That's what companies do, they sell at full list price in case there's no local source, and that way their local dealers are supported because they can sell the product cheaper or faster or more conveniently--if there are any local dealers.
No way to buy the product? Doesn't auger well for future availability, does it? No thanks, I'll stick to something where there's no patent issue. And really, clumping kitty litter and a double cheap plastic bag work wonders if you don't have plumbing.
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Which is worse? Putting those plastic bags in the dirt or putting biodegradable waste in the water?
(I'm not suggesting dumping in NDZs)
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Body Membranes calling it epithelial is actually inaccurate. its actually a simple organ.
includes cutaneous, mucous, and serous Epithelial Membranes The cutaneous membrane is your skin.
composed of stratified squamous
composed of mostly dense fibrous tissue
exposed to air and is a dry membrane
function is protection and maintaining boundaries Composed of epithelium resting on loose connective tissue
normally simple columnar, stratified squamous
lines all body cavities that are exposed to the exterior, such as respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive
is a wet membrane
functions are absorption and secretion Mucous Membranes Cutaneous Membrane composed of simple squamous on a thin layer of areolar tissue
lines body cavities that are closed to the exterior
occurs in pairs (parietal and visceral)
parietal layer lines specific portions of the ventral body cavity
fold on themselves to form visceral layer which covers the outside of the organs
serous layers are not separated by air but by serous fluid which is secreted by both layers
allows organs to slide easily across body cavity walls and one another without friction
naming of the serous membranes depends upon location
the peritoneum is around the abdominal cavity, the pleura is around the lungs, and the pericardium is around the around the heart Serous Membranes the synovial membranes are composed of connective tissue and contain no epithelial
line the fibrous capsules surrounding joins
provide a smooth surface and secrete and lubricating fluid
also line small sacs of connective tissue like tendons and bursae
cushion organs during movement across bones Connective Tissue Membranes There are 2 major categories
Epithelial and connective
the 4 membranes we talked about were cutaneous, mucous, and serous, and synovial membranes Conclusion
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I was so, so sick this past weekend. Mommy and Daddy kept taking me back to the vet, but I just felt worse and worse. Sunday night, I tried to lay by Mommy at night but I couldn't stay there. By Monday morning, I could barely lift my head. I know Mommy and Daddy thought I was doing better because I was still using the litterbox and drinking, but I couldn't tell them how sick I was.
And at 9:15AM on Monday, June 16, 2008, I crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I know that Mommy and Daddy would've been devastated if they had to make the decision to help me get there, so I took the choice away. Once the vet sedated me, it was time to go where there was no more pain.
I wanted to stay with them so much, and with my sister the Ho, but my body wasn't cooperating anymore. I will miss being petted and held and cuddled. I will miss the game I used to play with Daddy, where I'd meow and complain when he picked me up and then I'd settle down against him, just to prove it was MY choice, not his. I'll miss the yummy gooshyfood, and the catnip toys Mommy makes for us.
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The news program highlighted dozens of altercations that have occurred repeatedly at various CEC stores in recent years. Fights captured on cellphone videos have frequently been posted on the Internet.
Many Chuck E. Cheese's stores serve beer and wine to adults, a factor that helps fuel their misbehavior, according to observers.
CEC Entertainment Inc., parent of the 500-plus unit Chuck E. Cheese's chain, released a statement that read in part: "In 2011, over 99.99% of approximately 65 million guest visits at Chuck E. Cheese's occurred without incident ... Despite our efforts, unfortunately altercations occur with a very small percentage of those who visit Chuck E. Cheese's. And like kids' soccer and baseball games across our country, typically the incidents are not with the kids -- but regrettably the parents. For us, even one altercation is too many. Maintaining a wholesome, safe experience that sets a standard across our more than 550 locations is of utmost importance to Chuck E. Cheese's, and we will never stop working to improve how we operate our business."
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BUIES CREEK, NC—On 'getaway day' the Broncs sent 'Johnny Wholestaff' to the mound and gave nationally ranked Campbell a game. "I thought we played hard and competed tonight," said Rider head coach Barry Davis.
Six Rider pitchers held the 29th ranked Campbell Camels to two earned runs on Wednesday in a loss that brought the Spring Break road trip through North Carolina to an end.
"It worked out in a way," Davis said of using six relievers. "They all did a good job. We kicked some balls around in the field but the bullpen was fine. I think it showed we have depth on the mound."
Junior relief pitcher/outfielder Jerry Mulderig (Langhorne, PA/Council Rock South) made his first start on the Rider mound and pitched three innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out two.
A veteran of 13 appearances on the Rider mound, Mulderig pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the second inning with two strikeouts. "He pitched out of it with a big strike out and struck out their leadoff batter," Davis said. "You have to give him credit for his first start."
In the ninth inning Mulderig the designated hitter hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 4-3.
Rider (8-8) sophomore catcher Eric Strano (Robbinsville) and senior Adam Wayman (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R. Memorial) each had two of Rider's six hits. "Those two handled the bats, hit line drives," Davis said.
Senior Ian Lindsay (Oaklyn/Haddon Twp.) and sophomore Mike Parsons (Liverpool, NY) also collected hits for the Broncs. "I thought Lindsay had a couple of good at bats," Davis said.
Sophomore Justin Thomas (Richboro, PA/Council Rock South) had a ground out RBI in the ninth inning to get Rider on the scoreboard. "We've been doing that, taking a while to score and scoring late," Davis said. "We need to be more consistent at the plate throughout the game."
Campbell (18-3) scored two unearned runs in the seventh inning to take a 3-0 lead and added what turned out to be the winning run in the eighth inning on a walk and a double.
The Camels scored a run in the second inning on three hits and two walks. "Campbell's a good team," Davis said. "We've played a good schedule so far against some very good teams. Now we're coming north and maybe we can put some wins together."
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New! Paris street art guide coming out
I'm glad to promote the nice work another blogger did – a street art guide that will walk you through the best places to go to find good street art pieces in Paris.
Street art in Dortmund
We recently had the opportunity to visit Dortmund to discover the abandoned factories from the industrial era and we enjoyed finding some great street art pieces too. The city is becoming very artistic and that's just the beginning.
Lavo//Matik art gallery
Lavo//Matik is a art gallery dedicated to street art and graffiti who create exhibitions of both artists' solo shows and group shows in Paris. It's also a nice arty boutique, so let's take a tour!
New restaurant CUP x DaCruz
Michelin-starred Chef Gilles Choukroun just opened his fourth restaurant named CUP at Paris-Orly airport.
Said Dokins from Mexico
Said Dokins is specialized in calligraphy and graffiti. He likes twisting symbolic orders and political enunciation. Dokins lives and works in Mexico City.
C215 monography now published
This is great news and we are happy to inform you that Christian Guémy (alias C215) just released a monography – the first one done by a French artist.
Urban t-shirts on Grafitee.fr!
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Glorious Gouzou by Jace on Ponts des Arts
The Ponts des Arts – a parisian bridge that links the Louvre to the left bankside of Paris, has been totally redecorated if I can say so. Indeed, the Paris town hall decided months ago to remove all the love padlocks from the bridge to let space to street art.
Thessaloniki street art
Streetlove recently had the pleasure of a few days in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The Tourism Board – Discover Greece – organized a blog trip with 45 bloggers, from 12 countries to discover and enjoy the second largest city of Greece.
The Van Gogh Experience by Nowart
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The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa next year as the world's poorest region benefits from rising commodity prices.
Gross domestic product will expand 5.7 percent in 2013, the fastest pace after developing nations in Asia, up from 5 percent this year, the Washington-based lender said in its World Economic Outlook report. In July, the IMF predicted 5.3 percent growth for next year.
"Export diversification has reduced exposure to weak demand from advanced economies," the IMF said. "High commodity prices have supported the region's commodity exporters and boosted investment in resource extraction."
The Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 commodities has increased 11 percent in the past four months as central banks from the U.S. Federal Reserve to the European Central Bank pledged to keep borrowing costs low and bolster their economies to prevent another global recession.
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The IMF's growth estimate is higher than the World Bank's prediction of 5.2 percent expansion in the region in 2013, up from 4.8 percent this year. Investment in Africa, including capital flows and foreign direct investment, will probably drop to $36.6 billion this year from $42.4 billion in 2011, the Washington-based lender said in its Africa's Pulse report on Oct. 4.
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The problem with the Titan is the recoil assembly. It is/was made of highly deficient parts and the design is simply inferior.
You can put maybe a couple hundred rounds of range loads through a new gun but the recoil assembly literally batters itself to death while you do it. Eventually the slide will start to jam open and you get all sorts of malfunctions.
ATI admits the problem and now offers a redesigned replacement that is much beefier but introduces a new problem. The screw (which they did not redesign/replace for reasons beyond reason) batters the crap out of the barrel link because it protrudes too far and because the outer recoil spring in the new unit is longer and stronger than the original. The solution is to buy the same assembly made for the Colt Defender. It drops right in without modification and has no protruding screw. (Part numbers: SP57779 and SP577811)
There is one other defective part: the "reverse plug" (Colt calls it a "recoil spring bushing"; part number SP577601). This is the part the outer recoil spring slides into.
This ATI part is supremely inferior and ATI does not admit there is a problem. Therefore they have no replacement that won't also crack. My second one cracked after only 49 rounds of mild range loads. Who knows when the first one cracked. I didn't know to look for a crack until later. Others have had this part split completely in two.
Someone posted that using a Colt outer recoil spring causes these to crack. I was using an ATI recoil assembly when both of mine cracked.
Contrary to what someone posted, the Colt bushing does NOT drop in. It requires considerable filing to make it fit. Since the Kimber requires fitting also, might as well stick with all Colt or all Kimber (supposedly the Kimber recoil assembly unit will also work; I have no experience with it).
So, today I am taking my ATI Titan with Colt recoil assembly and modified Colt recoil spring bushing to the range. I am going to shoot it until I run out of ammo, or it breaks, or it refuses to break; whichever comes first. If it misbehaves, I have had enough and it is going back for a refund.
Anyway. Before you buy that Titan, know that to a certainty you will at least have to spend about another $75-80 on recoil parts.
On the positive side, the folks at ATI have been very responsive, replaced parts free of charge without hemming or hawing and in general provided a positive CS experience. But they cannot fix what they don't admit is defective, so either you have to fix it yourself or buy something else.
I will post again after the range to let you know if the Colt parts made this a stable (or at least more stable) gun.
The above also applies to the ATI Fatboy. I too am running the Colt Defender recoil assembly.
The Defender assembly seems to be holding up pretty well. I ran a 21 lb Kimber large recoil spring on mine and the slide failed to lock back on the last round consistently so I switched to a 19 Lb Kimber large recoil spring. I have yet to test it.
I'll be waiting to hear the results of your range session...
To the OP, what "version" of the titan do you have?
I had and early "version". Meaning mine was mirror polished with a rounded muzzle. See pics.
Mine beat itself to death and was completely replaced from Davidson's. What they sent me was a different "version" as this one has what I call and industrial polish (not mirror) and the barrel was flat and the muzzle even looked blasted. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of it. I kept it in the bags and sold it as new.
As a side note, I did replace the recoil assembly with the Colt version. I also replaced the rear sight with the Colt 2 dot site and even replaced that with the RSL. If anyone is interested in these parts, PM me. Just the recoil assembly and RSL is left.
Last edited by Punisher102; 03-24-2012 at 10:08 PM.
First, this is a second generation stainless; flat ended barrel.
Spent the afternoon at the range shooting plates; man on man. Great fun. Very educational how some very good shooters can sometimes crumble under that kind of stress.
Midway through I stripped the Titan and looked for signs of stress. Nothing.
Reassembled dirty and kept on going. Only one failure while shooting plates, due to ammo not the gun.
Finished the afternoon with a stress test. (The guys asked if I planned on cooking dinner on the barrel.)
I ran seven mags of seven rounds each through the gun as quickly as I could swap out mags and sorta, kinda aim. Then, after a few minutes break I did it again for a total of 14 mags or 98 rounds. No cleaning, oiling or anything.
The pistol was already filthy and coughing a bit when I started and it began choking on the last round in each of my four milsurp mags, but not with the three ACT-MAG mags.
A few minutes ago I field stripped the pistol after dinner and the crud is thick enough to be measured in millimeters rather than thousandths, yet...
No FTF(feed) or FTE other than the small handful of FTFs easily explained by one bad reload or filth or its dislike for the milsurp mags. In other words, what little went wrong, and it was very little for a new gun, was clearly not the gun's fault.
Checked all the parts carefully. No signs of failure or undue stress. Also, the brutalization of the barrel link mentioned in the OP has come to a complete halt now that the Colt assembly is in place of the ATI replacement assembly. If anything, that area is now a bit polished and minimized.
Though the couple of hundred rounds + that I put through it today is not definitive, this is by far the best and longest performance of this gun yet. In fact, it would be more correct to say that prior to this, "performance" was not a word that could be applied.
Tomorrow or Monday, depending on time, I will go to the range and feed her a few mags of defense ammo for the first time.
If she survives that, I figure another 500 rounds of range loads with good behavior may buy her carry status.
One last point:
These guns like to throw brass right in your face, as many already know. I changed the angle of the ejector on two faces and she now throws brass in a nice little pile just where I like them; behind and to the right. But...
The metal of the ejector struck me as way too soft as I was filing it, so I am guessing that this part will need replacement too. Has anyone done this already? If so, what part did you use?
We speculated at the range today. (This gun has generated a LOT of discussion, as you can imagine.) It is our guess based on total ignorance and no real evidence whatsoever, that the Filipinos are buying the frames, slides and barrels from a fairly good source and making most or all of the smaller parts themselves. This could explain the apparently good major parts alongside the extremely poor smaller parts.
Actually, the guy who cut the Colt reverse plug for me knows his stuff when it comes to metals and he was less than impressed with the quality of the ATI original part. Poor, low grade metal. He speculated that the Filipinos cannot get the best steels. He also mentioned that the Colt part was very high quality steel; he was also surprised because at first he thought it might be aluminum.
My take thus far is that in general this gun is sound, with the exception of some of the small parts, especially all the recoil parts, that you MUST replace on DAY ONE, adding that cost to the price of the gun. The "real" price of this gun is therefore closer to $700 or $750 than to the $550 or so purchase price. If you count your time and aggravation, a Springer or Kimber, or even Colt might appear cheaper. I know that my SA EMP in .40 S&W had to go back to the mother ship once and took hundreds of rounds to break in, but now she simply won't fail at all. So if the Titan stops behaving, its another Springer for me, even though I dread another such break in period.
I get really aggravated when a brand new gun won't behave even a little. As I said to the CS rep at ATI; I am one of those unreasonable people who expect guns, parachutes, antibiotics and other devices sold and advertised as tools I can use to save my life to actually function flawlessly right out of the box. But it seems not all share that point of view and quality control is not high on the lists of a number of current manufacturers/distributors. A Taurus .44 I bought recently shipped without a cylinder gap! (Fortunately I had an extra in a drawer.) And I have been absolutely appalled when dropping the side plates off of recent production S&W revolvers. They would have to improve considerably just to rise to the level of "poorly finished"!
I'll keep you all posted as to whether or not this gun fails or rises to the level of carry confidence. But with all the shooting I have done in the last few years, and it has been a LOT, I have learned one immutable rule:
Guns are mechanical devices. Mechanical devices ALL fail. It is just a question of when and where the next failure lies between minor inconvenience and catastrophic. Even the best and most expensive guns will fail, probably when you need them most...
Carry TWO guns! Mr. Hickok knew what he was doing.
Punisher, I might be interested in the Colt recoil assembly. Does it include the reverse plug/recoil spring bushing?
Outer spring and the plug are on the colt site along with the recoil assy. You can order all three at the same time.
Mine failed the reverse plug as well. No advanced warning. I had inspected it visually each time before going to the range. The day it failed I was on maybe my second mag when it spit the front part of the reverse plug down range, never to be seen again. I ground down a Kimber part to fit. I didnt' do such a great job on the plug and it kinda looks like crap. ATI (eventually) sent me a replacement to the plug, but I've yet to fire it using that plug.
Other thing I've noticed is that the muzzle of the barrel is VERY loose in the slide. The 'bull' end of that bull barrel flops around in the inside of the slide. No idea how to fix that one.
Not sure why your all having so many issues, but my fatboy serial number 1004xx has seen over 700 rounds through it to date and only had one issue with having to replace the ejector because of using that junk ass steel case tulammo. Didn't realize its case was that out of spec until I did a side by side comparison with it and three other brands of domestic made ammo, then the difference was obvious.
But to this point(knocking on wood)I've had no problem with my recoil assembly or anything else for that matter, hell the ejector didn't have to be replaced but I was getting tired of the empty shells bouncing off my forehead all the time after the Russian ammo damaged the ejector. Still worked fine with no FTF or FTE just threw them back at my face once empty lol. Would have to keep a wetwipe for the residue on my forehead and cheeks every time I left the range, and now that's all good. For 580 bucks I'm happy as hell with the cheap 1911's performance, at 30 feet I can keep all 12 in the red on the target, and if I really take my time can keep them in a 3 inch group. Not bad for a novice with a cheap 3 inch barreled 45.
Wish I had money for an ed brown special but until I do I will keep my fatboy, plus ed brown doesn't make a hi cap double stack 1911, when they run out of their 7, 8, or 9, ill still have 6, 5, or 4 more left just in case the others don't do the job. Sometimes your problems are caused by changing things that don't need changing, or by not changing other things that should be changed while changing the first thing because how one reacts directly affects how the other does.
Things that go bang or boom make me smile and get the juices flowing...
I am with Fatboy on this one. I am very happy with my Stainless 3" Titan !
You get what you pay for ......and in this case you " may " need to buy some extra parts to increase performance ....but I think some small exaggeration about the cost ( $700 or $750 ) has been posted IMHO. If you buy the KIMBER recoil assembly package ( for their Ultra Carry ) for $53 you will have replaced a lot of what the Titan needs for improvement. You get better Springs ! you get a better Reverse Plug ( needs some fitment ) and you get an excellent recoil spring guide with a tough ( no screw ) back flange. I think the KImber assembly is even superior to the Colt Defender version.
So for an extra $50 or even $60 bucks ........you are pretty much set. That cost me a little under $600 for my Titan YMMV! The rest that the Titan needs are "adjustments" to the STOCK parts.
My Titan is now as reliable as any other 1911 that I own ......... and its out the door pricing is pretty amazing !
Again I must emphasize you get what you pay for ......... and I have no illusions that this micro 1911 will last " a lifetime " or anywhere close to it ! I think the SLIDE will batter itself to the point where it will need replacement & it will be at that point that I will determine if it is worth the efforts to keep it alive!
But until then .......... I will enjoy the heck out of this very nice looking 45 1911 !!!
P.S This post is just another point of view and not ment to slight any other forum member or to cast doubts on their facts as they see them.
$700-$750 is a conservative estimate. And you may be happy with your Fatboy because you haven't shot it enough for it to come unglued yet. Others are reporting anywhere from 49 rounds (me) to over 500 for them to finally break.
And perhaps yours is already damaged but you don't know it. The reverse plug cracks are subtle. If you are not looking for them, you won't see them.
Lastly, ATI has replaced the defective recoil assembly with a better unit. Your gun may have shipped with the improved unit, though the reverse plugs are still defective.
What really amazes me is the sheep like tendency of some to meekly say, 'it's OK to have to replace some parts because the guns are cheap'. Really?! REALLY!@?
So if you buy a new parachute, is it OK for it to have some defective parts? How about a cancer drug? Anti-venom? Air bags?
Totally ridiculous position.
Another day at the range and another Titanic disappointment.
Half a dozen mags went flawlessly, then the weapon stopped ejecting. Spent round remains in the chamber, live round gets shoved into the back of it.
Extractor is intact. Removed it, cleaned it and the tunnel, reassembled. No improvement whatsoever. Every single round fails to extract. Conclusion...
yet another cheap pot metal part; presumably old Filipino beer cans?
Can hardly wait to see what parts fail next.
Anybody want to buy this piece of crap?
Better yet, you can buy me the Taurus .22 revolver I'm after and I'll send you this beautiful door stop in exchange. ;-)
1.) Let ATI send me another POS recoil assembly or....
2.) Replace the assembly myself with a Colt assembly.
I chose the latter.
It should have fed and fired out of the box 100%. It didn't. It's a nice looking piece, so at this time, I have decided to keep it, but I wouldn't trust it in a situation where I need reliability. I'll get it running...oh yes...I will. But, I guarantee it won't be with ATI/S.A.M. parts.
I am still waiting to see pics of Fatboy72's recoil spring and backer plate assembly after 700 rnds.
Final Entry;
Tuned the extractor; worked for exactly one round.
Returning this pile of bovine fecal matter for a refund.
Advice: Even if you have HALF the trouble with one of these guns that I did, you will have made a huge mistake in buying one.
Do the work, search the internet, you will find that my experience is far from isolated.
Do not buy an ATI 1911!
( A Totally ridiculous position. ) is to buy a pistol for around $550 and expect it to perform like a $2500 Wilson Combat Compact. And yes thousands of these pistols operate right from the box, sadly NOT yours !
It is difficult at best to get these micro 1911's to perform in a totally reliable manner.......... anyone that knows the Browning system will tell you that the 4.25 inch barrel model is the smallest one should go to assure complete reliability.
This has to do with TIMING & Slide dwell time and stroke.
Yes many companies have shown some success building the 1911 smaller, but these pistols suffer mechanical compromises that will eventually shorten their life.
I installed the KIMBER recoil assembly straight away ....... because my experience told me that the stock part was not going to be sufficient. But I have done this with dozens of firearms I have bought, replacing stock parts with better grade materials -- who has not ? I have not had any recoil spring issues for almost 1,000 rds to date. The flange on the recoil guide rod looks like brand new....... KIMBER makes a very tough unit, so no I don't have a cracked reverse plug either.
Unlike you, before my purchase of the Titan I EXPECTED to have to replace the recoil assembly for $53 + $6 shipping.... this after close examination in the neighborhood Gunshop. I felt then and I still feel now that the buy was a bargin !!!!!!!! NO SHEEP here ............just knowledge, some simple Math and being practical equals a great buy! I got what I expected and what I paid for without being fooled by some fancy advertisements.
Sorry you have had so much trouble with your purchase ..........
P.S. I will try and be more careful on the next bottle of Anti-Venom I buy - thanks for the tip
Mine is going back to ATI to see if they'll resolve the loose barrel fit. Accuracy on mine isn't good at all. At 7 yards it's maybe a 8" pattern at best. I suspect this is due to the very poor barrel lockup. My other 1911's pattern very well.
ATI base builder
I know there is a lot of passion here, for brand vs reliability. I agree, your base ATI and then preemptive or corrective modifications will lead into a whole different price break, it I would argue, the entry point is all relative to an experienced '11 builder. One caveat is as mentioned, ATI, SAM...are in fact, softer steel. A good builder will always consider a trip to the local heat treater ... If not perform themselves. My preface is just that, out of box, are all disappointing, regardless of brand to a experienced builder. Find you one ( builder) you trust, or one by advertised reputation, and express your end goal or use. Then prepare to add a good 10% to the quoted estimate, give them a year or less.....and have yourself a ball shooting a low end ( or high$) '11 that meets all your expectations....
There are many threads concerning the ATI FX 45 Titan sub compact with the 3.18" barrel. I can not speak for any other product that ATI puts out other than the Titan.
You must and I repeat must replace the recoil assembly and reverse plug. Do not just replace the spring assembly. The complete assembly can be purchased from Kimber part # 4000465. Yes... you will have to file or machine the shoulder on the reverse plug.
This is a tried and true statement.
Yes the reverse plug will stick out of the front of the slide a little and yes you can see the spring but it is of little consequence to having a reverse plug that will crack and render the gun useless along with a screw head on the spring tube that will beat the barrel lug faces to death also eventually rendering the gun useless.
If you feel that your FX45 ran fine with a hundred rounds or so, you are kidding yourself.
Do not go any further until this entire assembly is replaced.
Yes, you can also use the colt defender recoil assembly.
Beyond the recoil assembly. All parts and let me repeat, all parts in the FX45 ATI are soft pot metal.
Your next move should be to replace all ignition components.
Sear, disconnector and hammer and hammer strut including new pins.
Your next move should be to replace all springs in the pistol including sear spring.
You will have trouble fitting the plunger springs and end pieces. The tube will have to be sized correctly for these to fit. I also retouched the staking of the plunger tube with a staker tool to ensure it was a tight seat to frame.
You will have trouble replacing the main spring and you will have to ream out the main spring housing hole for the proper spring to fit, this is outside diameter of spring I am speaking of.
You must replace the firing pin and spring. Firing pin is soft metal and will peen and mushroom.
The firing pin stop plate must be replaced. It is soft metal and a sloppy loose fit that will leave the extractor clocking upon empty case ejection.
The extractor must be replaced. I used Ed Brown components here.
The ejector can be made to function correctly by filing face angle for proper case ejection, noting it is also soft and will peen eventually.
Without these corrections empty casing will hit you in the face or FTE.
The manual thumb safety must be replaced, again soft pot metal. Mine actually separated pin from body. Which led me to replacing the slide stop pin as well.
The barrel link is no good, dimension are not proper.
Beyond what I saw on the sear face this condition is the worst. The barrel does not link up and down properly. There is truly no correct VIS. The barrel is not in the proper seat position with this soft link and the lugs will beat themselves to death causing a barrel failure. I used a lug cutter to smooth up the lug faces for proper slide stop pin movement.
I am still worried I do not have it all correct which will lead me to just replacing the barrel soon enough. This area was the most time consuming. You will know that yours is incorrect when you see all the wear on your slide stop pin. Worse yet you will know when the barrel lugs break off the barrel.
I am very sorry to tell you all of this, but it is true ATI has all internal parts that are soft pot metal.
These parts will break on you or peen or mushroom or gal up, maybe not in your first 100 rounds, but soon enough they will.
Too many people here think that if they shoot a box of ammo and the gun went bang that all is good.
I am sorry to tell you that your purchase of this ATI product will fail you.
I purchased the FX45 Titan as an experiment in smithing. I knew from these threads and my own building experience what I was getting into and I took it as a challenge to rebuild it into a reliable weapon being I wanted the frame and slide to do so.
One of the most disturbing items I saw was the sear nose was polished on a buffing wheel in which its angles were all round, its engagement to the hammer hooks was scary bad. The trigger had a very rough 8 pound pull when first tested.
The trigger bow was polished on a sanding wheel as well. I could not smooth it out enough so ended up throwing it away.
Many other parts were fit up on a buffing wheel and then coated black, but once you peel back the coatings you will see that nothing was machined properly with straight and true surfaces.
Next was how weak and ball point pen like the firing pin spring was.
All the springs are no where close to what a proper spring rating should be.
Listen people, I can not speak for any other size ATI pistol.
All I can speak for is the FX45 Titan.
But rest assured if all my parts in this pistol are soft pot metal that will lead to failure, then yours will be the same way.
Keep the frame and the slide, throw all internals away and rebuild your pistol.
Again this thread is not to bash ATI being I knew what I was getting into and I used the base platform to build myself a compact 45 that for the moment is working but I still only have about 700 rounds through it and that is still not enough for me to be comfortable with the long run torture testing that is needed.
I used Wilson Combat and Ed Brown parts through out the build.
Disclaimer: I am not a licensed gun smith, I am a tool and die maker that is trying my hand at some smithing that is self taught.
Thanks for listening and taking caution.
Papa1 please help me understand how to fix the ejector. preferably with pics. im new to guns in general and need this problem fixed. thanks
Try these links for pic of ejector angle
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