In this episode of TFBTV, @JamesReeves and @Hoplopfheil face off over budget AR-15s. The boys have a $1,250 budget to build the best, cheapest, most complete AR-15 possible while staying under budget. Who does it better? This is a competition to be decided by YOU, the viewer. There are two ways of voting for the winner – with your vote, or, with your wallet (greatly preferred). There is a Google Forms survey below for you to vote in the people’s choice category, and one voter will win a 5.11 RUSH 24 backpack.
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James trying to beat Hop in budget building is like me boxing Mike Tyson post prison era. Long live Hop, King of the POORS!
I'm sorry… I want Hops version.. I love it
I played next to Anthony Munoz and he was the best ever. Before each game he would eat a big plate of refried beans and then shit on himself. His steaming logs would keep the defenders away and made him slippery.
The false economy about A2s is spot on.
They both lose, but James loses less.
Sorry James, I haven't even watched the video and I know King Hop already won.
I lost it when you said “from poor people” 😂
Did he just say… POOR PPL
I got made fun of for letting people know about the save 12 code for PA
"budget AR15" $1250.
grab a PSA lower at $120, and a Bear creek arsenal BC15 upper for $210 currently. that's $330. then slap a Bushnell 1-6×24 and their SPR optics mount for $209 and $49 for a actual budget AR at $588.
James I know the answer is probably an enthusiastic yes but if I win the rifle will you turtle the muzzle device, don’t wash it and then sign it for me🙏🫣
I love seeing videos like this. Would be cool to see an AK version.
Someones is gonna call child services on you the way you beatin hop like that.
LOL… Hop is putting it on James. Hop understood the question. James… you've got no light brother.
Only thing missing is an under barrel Hi Point Yeet cannon attachment
thats a big budget lol why people buy Springfield you get full ambi for that price
I love how these rifles are now 20% over budget … people could just build them … but meme builds from a Youtuber lol
The banter is magnificent
Anyone order the Hop PSA Build yet?
If Hop doesn’t win, we riot.
3 minutes into the video, Hop wins, I'm out.
I James Reeves, am gay.
Very gay.
Very super duper gay.
I’m as gay as AIDS.
I thought Daisy Duke shorts, my very pull-able hair, my preference for fruity beverages, and my child size shirts would have given me away.
But since some of you out there still believe my spouse, ‘Lindsey’, is a woman, I have decided to finally admit that Lindsey’s last name is actually Graham.
That’s right, I am the boy toy, butter butt snuggle pumpkin, of the honorable Senator from South Carolina.
Or as I call him, …daddy.
Gun shorts vs lesbian Stephen King. No matter what happens we all win.
The auction involve a pair of short shorts?
I always get sketched out seeing the super budget complete uppers on websites I've never heard of. I'd rather just get a palmetto if i really needed to go cheap.
This is great. I love the jokes stabbed and the budget builds.
A great video. Why are you trying to make Hop look like a rebel from Mars?
I was gonna vote for James just cuz of the Itadaku Seieki magazine in the intro of the video, but Hop has a rds, light, and magnifier and is still under budget. Gotta love that!
"better than larue mbt2s" with that fucking trigger creep? lol lmao, no.
Does anyone else want to write something truly heinous in the comments just so there’s a chance the loser will have to read it?
At 9:19. How does a trigger guard feel better?
Hours has it gotten to the point that James now uses the hentai magazine?
Tip tier content again 👌
Hop is now the daddy. 😂
I bought a PSA blem AR full length rail for $499. Couldn’t even find the blemish. Slap in Magpul sites for $80, decent trigger for $200, better stock and grip for $150, and either a nice red dot for $200 or a scope for $300. PSA rocks! They are putting quality firearms into American citizen’s hand for affordable prices, helping secure our 2A rights.
That being said, Hop has a light and I think a better red dot setup, plus better grip and stock. I like his way better.
We need to see more of these Hop vs James videos. Lol 😄😉👍
You did it! Your gun is already over the $1,250 you put into it. But now the ATF is gonna raid you for mfg and selling firearms. ;(. Buttholes is gonna take on a different connotation in federal prison.
Not a “poor”, exactly, but IMO $1250 is not the “cheapest AR-15 budget build.” That’s more of a mid-range build. It would be more interesting if the guys capped it at $600-$700 to see if “the poors” (har har, never get’s old, huh guys?) can assemble something serviceable with the abundance of options available now. Shoot the poop out of them, wring them out, and let guys who don’t test their Black Friday deal ARs to destruction see what’s good.
At 7:41. That 2 stage trigger is a great deal. $60 for the best upgrade you could get for your rifle.
Hop's build had a priority list and it shows. James went over budget like a 3rd grader using crayon on a multiple choice test. Looks like somebody is gonna be the biggest kid in the 3rd grade next year.
“Solid Snake on heroin”. Fuckin lost it.
James' gun is objectively better
Great stuff here, thanks guys!
Could've spent the rest of Hop's budget on a rear MBUS.
I can't believe I built James's rifle as my first AR, but Hop's is what it is morphing into.
I Like James's version it's lightweight, great optic choice and a aesthetically pleasing look , points were diminished for no light no foregrip or forward assist, but still not a deal breaker.
Hop's set up is nice but kinda plane and basic but it has what counts.. so really without being able to shooting both, I would have to go with James's set-up
James made a much higher end gun for the money
So Hop straight up just bought a cheap rifle and slapped some magpul parts on if.
hop