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Hop vs. James Best, Cheapest AR-15 Budget Build-Off

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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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49 COMMENTS

  1. 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.

  2. "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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

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