{"id":2249,"date":"2024-03-22T16:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2024-03-22T16:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:46:38","slug":"friday-flame-out-reviewing-the-xm42-flamethrower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2249","title":{"rendered":"Friday Flame Out: Reviewing the XM42 Flamethrower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-696x522.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-a-cover-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"XM42 flamethrower\" title=\"1 a cover\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Flamethrowers. For the vast majority of Americans, these fire-slingers aren\u2019t illegal, or even regulated in any degree. Maybe you\u2019ve got a real need for these, like burning farm debris. Maybe you wanna have fun. Most likely, you\u2019ve decided \u201cI want that stuff over there to be on fire, but I wanna stand over here.\u201d Your reason really isn\u2019t important, these things are just too cool. Let\u2019s take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/xproducts.com\/black-xm-42-flamethrower-lite\/\">XM42<\/a>, one of the least expensive options on the market.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545709 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-cr-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>But what\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>a flamethrower?<\/h3>\n<p>Flamethrowers are mechanically very simple devices. They have an ignitor, usually a secondary pilot light focused like a blowtorch near the nozzle, so sprayed fuel ignites after it\u2019s left the nozzle. Some flamethrowers use pressurized cannisters of primary fuel (gasoline, or napalm are common, with inert gases like nitrogen or CO2 as propellant), while others like the XM42 use an electric pump to spray the spicy juice past the pilot light.\u00a0 A one-way check valve is necessary to make sure flame doesn\u2019t travel back up the nozzle and ignite the fuel in the tank. I\u2019m still alive, so I\u2019m assuming it\u2019s working as intended.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_545717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-545717\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-545717 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-700x338.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-700x338.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-696x336.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-1068x516.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-870x420.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-560x270.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489.jpg 1491w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-545717 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-700x338.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-700x338.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-696x336.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-1068x516.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-870x420.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489-560x270.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-scaled-e1711053879489.jpg 1491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-545717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured: One way check valve working, and me not dying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019ve had the XM42 for years now, but lets go back to the beginning. I charged up the battery, installed it and used an allen key to snug the four bolts holding the bottom plate on. The gas tank is gravity fed, so thicker fuels (<em\/><em>cough napalm cough<\/em>) will run in the XM42. A small butane canister (230 gram) of the kind commonly used for small camping stoves powers the pilot light.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545719 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-700x446.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-700x446.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-2048x1305.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-696x444.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-1068x681.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-659x420.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-560x357.jpg 560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545719 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-700x446.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-700x446.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-2048x1305.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-696x444.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-1068x681.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-659x420.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-560x357.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A little button runs the piezo-electric ignitor, firing up the pilot. A power button engages the battery to the motor, and a thumb button on the grip makes the fire spray. Easy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545721 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545721 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>My first time firing off the XM42 was awesome. A continuous <em>whoosh<\/em> noise announces the flame, but what really surprised me was how much heat <em>I<\/em> felt behind the XM42. Whether you go with a continuous spray or pulsing shots, I keep feeling like I\u2019m getting more than 24 seconds per tank. I\u2019ve timed it, and I\u2019m not, but man this is fun.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jS_3-83qFQM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"XM42 Lite Flamethrower test by Jens &quot; Rex Nanorum&quot; Hammert\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jS_3-83qFQM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Besides the obvious recreational use, I\u2019ve also used the XM42 for quick agricultural burns, lighting off large piles of burnable debris that piles up on a homestead. I could start a fire the old fashioned way, or I could pour out some gas and try to light it from a distance.\u00a0 This is by far safer and more enjoyable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_545710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-545710\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-545710 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-545710 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-3-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-545710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilot light assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_545714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-545714\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-545714 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-545714 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-545714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All you need for an afternoon of fun, or work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Running different fuels will definitely give you different results.\u00a0 If you want the burn to last a bit longer, mixing in 50% diesel will do the trick. Straight ethanol will give you a cool, blue flame. I haven\u2019t found ethanol for sale nearby sadly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545718 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-700x505.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-700x505.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-2048x1478.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-696x502.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-1068x771.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-582x420.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-560x404.jpg 560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545718 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-700x505.jpg\" alt=\"XM42 Flamethrower\" width=\"696\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-700x505.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-2048x1478.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-696x502.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-1068x771.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-582x420.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-560x404.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/xproducts.com\/black-xm-42-flamethrower-lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XM42<\/a> Tech Specs<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Capacity: .3 Gallons (the XM42-M is expandable to 3 gallons with a backpack)<\/li>\n<li>Fuel: Gas, Diesel, Ethanol<\/li>\n<li>Battery:\u00a0 2200 mAh li-poly rechargeable battery.\u00a0 Charger included.<\/li>\n<li>Weight:\u00a0 5.5 lbs<\/li>\n<li>Throw Distance:\u00a0 25 feet<\/li>\n<li>Burn Time:\u00a0 24 seconds continuous spray<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MSRP: <a href=\"https:\/\/xproducts.com\/black-xm-42-flamethrower-lite\/\">$599<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ratings (out of Five Stars)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Accuracy * * * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s under 30 feet away, you can burn it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ergonomics * * *\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Clunky to carry, but you aren\u2019t going far. The XM42 is easy to set up and use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reliability * * * *<\/strong><br \/>The battery lasts a shockingly long time. Despite regular use, the charger is dusty most of the year. Running straight diesel is underwhelming, mix in some more flammable dino juice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall * * * * *<\/strong><br \/>The XM42 does exactly what it intends to. While it\u2019s not as powerful as more advanced commercial versions, nor WWII military Nazi fryers, the XM42 is a strong entry-level option.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more reviews and articles from the author click on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/author\/jens-hammer\/\">-Jens \u201cRex Nanorum\u201d Hammer<\/a> or to follow him on Instagram visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rexnanorum\">@Rexnanorum\u00a0<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/friday-flame-out-reviewing-the-xm42-flamethrower\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flamethrowers. For the vast majority of Americans, these fire-slingers aren\u2019t illegal, or even regulated in any degree. Maybe you\u2019ve got a real need for these, like burning farm debris. Maybe you wanna have fun. 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