Why the Trump Shooter's Gun Kinda Sucks

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[@Anon54387]

And so? It doesn't take top notch equipment to do what that guy set out to do. He would've succeeded had Trump not turn his head to look at that graph at just the right time otherwise Trump would be dead.

[@chadwik4000]

Consider it considered.

[@TristanMorrow]

😂 What list is my name going on for commenting here! ...agree 🧐 7:02 "skill issue" (what isn't?) but point out that 🤕 isn't currently an "elected official" fwiw pedantry, yes. Good build video tho! We can haz a California compliant version?

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Mag pull always breaks @CarrotButter

[@toweroffrogs9470]

The fact he would have headshot first bullet if he hadnt turned his head is kinda crazy honestly, two lucks canceled out.

[@WhiteDwarfVR4]

"$10.00 for a GI charging handle because I'm only charging this thing one time anyways" 😆😆😆

[@johnviera3884]

depends on your ammo

[@jacktrevino1108]

We need a 115 dollar ch to be cool enough now. Shit

[@RoboArc]

Shout out to eveyone rocking the mill spec handle 😂

[@HalfRightFlock]

@@RoboArc I am. Ahaha. Clone builds.

[@WARDADDY72]

​@@jacktrevino1108No kidding. AR parts are insane expensive now. Bolt 75$ . Cam pin 15$ . Bolt carrier 200$. Charging handles are the worst. Waay overpriced.

[@KrispyScuba]

imagine getting cooked for missing the shot, cooked over appearance, literally getting cooked 💀 and then getting cooked for your rifle setup 🤣

[@EricDodsonLectures]

Somehow, I don't think he cares at this point.

[@thelastlatchkeykid8466]

@@EricDodsonLectureshere to say exactly this. Hats off sir

[@Barefoot433]

@@EricDodsonLectures Yeah, maybe helps the rest of us a bit though.

[@kobudo]

To be fair, it wasn’t even his rifle. He borrowed this latter-day garbage rod from his dad.

[@mattschion]

Imagine believing this is real😂

[@joe9378]

what is more weird? the kid trying to assonate the president w/ "cheap" hardware or the secret service not deploying a "cheap" drone for surveillance of snipers in the area?

[@sandersson2813]

Remember they're Americans.

[@wagahagwa6978]

​@@sandersson2813 blinded by hate for eachother they cant think properly

[@DoctorBiobrain]

The weirdest thing are people who think they know more about security than the Secret Service. As if it’s weird that they don’t have drones constantly flying around at every single outdoor political rally just in case there’s a fluke chance one person is hiding in a place they can’t see. And it’d be us taxpayers footing the bill for expensive Secret Service agents to fly drones just to stop freak events. But I guess if people pretend that drones don’t need operators then they’re “cheap.” And of course, the possibility that baddies might use the same cheap drones knowing that nobody could tell which one is legit just isn’t a possibility somehow.

[@keithstewart934]

I think it's odd that the Butler PA Trump rally was the first and only Trump rally that CNN ever covered.

[@DoctorBiobrain]

@@keithstewart934 And I think it's odd that you'd believe such a claim. CNN used to show Trump rallies live all the time back in the day and they have a reporter at all his rallies. And they weren't showing the rally at the time of the shooting. As Abraham Lincoln once said, "You shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet."

[@KevinG9012]

I saw someone call him Ree Tardy Oswald. So perfect.

[@seeharvester]

lol

[@muffcabbage9742]

🤣👍

[@compasslife6658]

😂

[@jamievarni1530]

Cruel. Thoughtless. I’m still laughing.

[@springbloom5940]

Yeah, super edgy. Especially when you realize that if Trump turned his head just a couple degrees less, this would be an entirely different discussion.

[@leeroykelly781]

“Came out of Hop’s discord” Hey man don’t do our aunt like that.

[@harvey_weenstain8857]

Napoleon dynamite's grandma

[@No-kids-but-dad-jokes-make-me]

I’ve never seen anyone who screams “Stephen King, but less angry and a lesbian” more than Hop.

[@peepeepoopoo42069]

Hop's more trans woman than lesbian IMO, but I agree that James needs to be more accepting of his son's life choices.

[@AndyCigars]

Gimme some of your tots.

[@ww2gunexp]

Started the video swinging out the gate lol

[@bradleyadams5987]

A $350 Ruger American/Vortex 3-9x scope deal at Cabela's chambered in .308 would have altered the course of history, but luckily our boy here went the 12th grade summer money build route instead...

[@samleary2733]

This

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

Yes! Heck, out in rural areas, you can pick up a more suitable rig from Walmart. His was really just a cosplay outfit.

[@baneofbanes]

@El_PetoRuger Americans? You can find them in most gun shops. Don’t think the USSS would let you get another chance at either of the candidates now tho.

[@deanwells86]

That’s actually pretty solid. 🤘🏻

[@baneofbanes]

@El_Peto no need to call yourself a muppet, you just didn’t know.

[@nathanexplosion1021]

"Someone attempted to assassinate former president trump!" "What was the build, tho?" LMAO

[@gordenrussell7266]

I was twelve-years-old when JFK was murdered. When the Warren Report came out, everybody was talking about the Mannlicher-Carcano and the magazine ad that sold it by mail for $19.99 was all over the evening news.

[@mrkeogh]

The 'tism is real 😂

[@jasonstratton4343]

yeah this whole video is a bit tone deaf as a pro gun guy..

[@xhall0910]

I would be disappointed if not. Gun channels discussing guns. Let politics channels and fan/hateboys discuss everything else.

[@user1138]

That was literally the first thing I thought about lol

[@camerongunn7906]

I don't care what anybody says. I don't care how tone deaf it is. This subject has lived rent-free in my brain since the shooting.

[@rayclay2299]

Thank goodness im not the only one.

[@seeharvester]

Rent free? It's costing me a bundle!

[@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650]

He looks like an alien. How the state allows its children to be so malnourished we all do wonder about.

[@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650]

I thought by this comment you meant to imply you are currently stereotyping gross children (the subject) as murderers or something like that.

[@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650]

I just don’t know how people could have been ignoring this before… Just seems like average school shooter that just thought he could kill the principle of government or something delusional. There been like 3 or 4 presidential assassination attempts in America now. Crazy stuff man.

[@Invictus1074]

Thomas crooks fired a lethal shot but Trump moved. He probably panicked when he realized he missed so he volleyed off a few more and then his time ran out. Also do not forget he went from facing 180 degrees away to shooting at Trump because he had to threaten a cop who was coming up to confirm the threat. I doubt he would have missed any other day of the week. I what we saw was 1 in a million chance of happening

[@phuckyocouch9098]

Imagine pinching pennies when you know you're about to be brained by the secret service.

[@Killswitch1411]

Except he got one in over SS and had enough time to setup and take plenty of shots even when rushed . It wasn't his rifle either, so who knows how much time he had with the rifle. Something tells me he really didn't spend time using the rifle.

[@michaelprovins9366]

The crazy part is it wasn't a secret service that took the shot it was the local police😮

[@RCXDerp]

@@Killswitch1411 Imagine not going to the range to practice before you oof yourself

[@Joseph-ru7ow]

@@michaelprovins9366 where did you get that information?

[@jonathanwells223]

@@RCXDerpIf I was a conspiracy theorist, which I am, I would say that the usual suspects gave him a little push and gift wrapped that shitty rifle the day prior to his home address.

[@WarriorPoet01]

Good thing the kid didn’t purchase a Carcano ($450), a box of 6.5x52 ($20 for box of 20), and a budget 4x scope ($99.99). He could have gotten off 3 rounds with that old Italian bolt action rifle in under 6 seconds, scoring 2 hits, including a head shot.

[@Darthdoodoo]

Bro Oswald was a legit sniper and this lid was a turd burgleson 😂

[@WarriorPoet01]

@@Darthdoodoo Did the movie quote/paraphrasing not register?

[@bullpups4life189]

He was in the book suppository

[@WarriorPoet01]

@@bullpups4life189 😁👍

[@dougt5357]

@@bullpups4life189 🤔😲🤦‍♂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shuntao3475]

Rule #1 its the Shooter, not the gun. Under 150 yard irons or red dot, is a pop shot, it was lucky for us all trump turned. After I left the Corps, I did not shoot for 14 years. I then bought a PSA AR15. Straight out of the box, I gave my son a little instruction and said give it a try. He fired off a few rounds at 100 yards and was like, this thing is off. I grabbed it, promptly hit center mass. He looked at me, stunned. Handed the weapon back and said, there are no short cuts to marksmanship.

[@worldisafrick]

And then everyone clapped

[@jordanliszewski6549]

This is a fake story

[@tactihue]

Ballsy and evil enough to try to assassinate a former president but not smart enough to max out a credit card on better gear. Wild.

[@TheWatchMker]

Literally

[@SpaceRanger187]

The FBI gave him a budget and he bought what he could

[@nomidubidabi]

It was his father's rifle

[@jason60chev]

Does better gear matter?

[@bobhill3941]

​@@jason60chevNo, it's practice with what you have.

[@Jon-gx6de]

For under $1100 and a 150 yard shot I'm getting a PSA complete rifle for $500, a Primary Arms Nova 1-6x for $300, and a magpul Bipod for $70.

[@skim2958]

I have the Primary Arms 1-10x lpvo. It is awesome. Its 1x is about as close as you can get to a red dot.

[@AlexS-zr2nb]

I mean he could have gotten a leupold 3-9× optic for 299 and that would have been bad

[@joecentral-o9984]

He literally could have spent $100 on a 💩 scope and have done better than a freaking red dot. ​@@AlexS-zr2nb

[@matthewbeaver5026]

$300 savage axis with a $200 3-9. And $70 Bipod. Sure it's got limited capacity. Though for one shot at said distance. Had he went that route we're living in a diff world today.

[@danb6172]

Why not splurge on the most expensive rifle setup.. you ain't gonna make it back home.. Be in debt, enjoy the world's finest

[@SolRayz]

A poor craftsman blames his tools.

[@Recipe_For_Disaster_TV]

A poor craftsmen uses Torx bits on Hex screws as well. So get the tool for the job

[@odrs]

Minute of angle doesn’t discriminate

[@upbeat3535]

"Pick the right tool for the right job"

[@callhunter34]

Ya he had a couple ok tools but the others just kicked him in the nuts for what he wanted to do so ya this is pick wisely Pretty sure he went in with your mindset thinking I can do this but yet … didn’t?

[@mrbigs4714]

Right, plus the guy was a transsexual that is literally all you have to know on why he missed his shots 😂

[@glockparaastra]

“Budget builds will get you killed” 😂😂

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

I think some of his other decisions might have been more instrumental in that, lol.

[@miniaturefarmer464]

Choose your parts wisely. You don't have to spend on Gucci.

[@jimf.1318]

​@@miniaturefarmer464Rather go Gucci than this abomination.

[@leviwoodring6101]

Na lack of skill will.

[@BendySendy]

"the only thing I'm backing up is my last will and testament before I delete my browser history..."

[@fuzzyreticle]

If you don’t have a dark sense of humor and a morbid curiosity about shit like this then we can’t be friends

[@armorers_wrench]

sup

[@hateferlife]

Do you wanna go do karate in the garage?

[@nutbastard]

So what you are saying is, we can be friends?

[@herecomesaregular8418]

How much room you got for activities?

[@thesig301]

I got the AEMS😂

[@HolosunGodOdin]

“I’m only charging this thing once anyway”…that’s a motto to live by frens.

[@jonathanhoppe6500]

"Monday morning Lee Harvey Oswald" had me dying 😂😊

[@drewschumann1]

Lee Tardy Oswald, maybe

[@MAGAWillSaveTheWorld]

It's Lee Tardy Oswald.

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

No, it’s REE Tardy Oswald! Geesh! Get the meme RIGHT!😂

[@afd19850]

I mean at least the shooter and LHO have something in common…neither killed their target.

[@beenschmokin]

Exactly as Oswald, crooks is a red Herring. Look up Maxwell Yearick.

[@mjweber0313]

It was his Dad's rifle. He asked to borrow it "To go to the range".

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Why does it matter ge got mk ultras dude the cnn brain disease

[@jackgreenstalk777]

Some reports say he went to the range 40 times in past year. Nearly once a week. Thats some serious ammo cost, and dedication.. i train about once a week and wonder how this young man afforded the ammo/range time and gas driving back and fourth etc. They claim blackrock didnt pay him for a commercial, sounds susssspect to me

[@tristanhartshorn]

​@@jackgreenstalk777Pretty sure the shooter had a job at like a nursing home or something iirc. If he was still living with parents it's not inconceivable that he would've had the money to go to the range that often

[@flyinglunchbox]

@@jackgreenstalk777 Once a week and can't hit a 150 yard shot lol.

[@beeeee0515]

@@jackgreenstalk777 he lived at home with the parents is how he afforded it. Fucking miserable parenting that got their son killed. Had this boy had a job, an apartment with roomates and a full time job this shit wouldnt have happened

[@jamescorbin5090]

This is the best video I've ever seen! Long ago I read that the LA Swat team, who shoot A LOT of people, just went to Walmart and bought a bolt action .243 with a four-power scope all for under $500. They rarely had a shot over 150 yards, didn't have to worry about over penetration and didn't miss

[@timothyadams4477]

Nobody ever mentions the shooter's biggest mistake except for me; wearing a t-shirt and shorts on a hot metal roof.

[@cfreezy45]

I always felt like he picked that shirt because it kinda blended in with the color of the sheet metal. Could be wrong just my 2 cents

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

Have my upvote! The best comedy is in the Comments!

[@mikey92362]

A hot metal SLOPED roof! And he didn't even bring any climbing gear to deal with the extreme slope! He must have had Spider-Man powers to handle a slope that even the secret servants swat couldn't handle!

[@Dorian-k1s]

Soundsa bit uncomfortable. You are right

[@Dorian-k1s]

​​@@cfreezy45Crooks may not have planned everything down to the last detail, including getting killed

[@ajsullivan2559]

Frigging... guy gets smoked, but the worst thing ever is when James Reeves shits all over his rifle.

[@Darthdoodoo]

His dad is crying again over this😂

[@mikesuch9021]

He just calls them as he sees them.

[@Nbloser5525]

Why, he's got a $5000 that can do the same thing. That's not saying much.

[@cryengine_x]

budget build=cost less than $4 million according to youtube gun channels

[@mainhalo117]

You’re just poor stop being mad lmao

[@noahm6261]

I wouldn’t trust my life with something that costs less than the phone I carry every day and drop constantly/ get a new one

[@robison87]

I can't even look at a PSA

[@noonerofl8838]

for ~$500 you can get a perfectly reliable PSA build. I build one and only spent money on a good BCG and it's perfectly reliable, doesn't jam, and accurate enough.

[@davemccage7918]

That custom “skeletonized”Magpul stock is pretty dope though! 😂

[@scottmcfarland7115]

this was a skill issue.. all military service member used to train to hit targets from 300-500 yrd with just iron sights

[@timf2279]

300 meters was the farthest at the range when I went through basic.

[@scottmcfarland7115]

@@timf2279 marines do 500

[@timf2279]

@scottmcfarland7115 Great. This is the Army requirement, not all military branches qualify at 300-500 meters. Shoot at popup targets out to 300 meters. There will be 40 of them, and you will have 40 rounds. Score over 36, you qualify expert. Score over 30, you qualify sharpshooter.

[@scottmcfarland7115]

@@timf2279 yeah so as we can see.. people can do it.. so its a skill issue

[@timf2279]

@@scottmcfarland7115 You will shoot at popup targets out to 300 meters. ... Score over 36, you qualify expert. Score over 30, you qualify sharpshooter. Score over 23, you qualify marksman. Score lower, you fail and need remedial rifle training. I would say he would have been a range failure.

[@travismantta5765]

The 25 yard zero theory is pretty wild. To go through all that preparation and fully commit to die in the act and yet make such a rookie blunder.

[@user-uv6rb4ji3e]

Probably above his skill level to know his hold overs.

[@ethanking4954]

He was a rookie.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Idk man 150 yards thats well well well well within what mcnamaras morons were capable of hitting my guy i think he went for the key headshot rifle aimed dead on truml turned his head but he could see trump grsb his ear and knew he didnt die from it so he started shooting faster and his accuracy went down ge jjst killed and injured those innocent people shooting around trump

[@theKashConnoisseur]

To be fair, it's not easy to find a 100 yard stretch of open range to zero with when you live in the 'burbs. All my firearms get an initial 25 yd zero because that's how big the local indoor range is. A few times a year I get out to the outdoor range with 100-150 yard bays and can actually dial in/confirm my sights.

[@afwaller]

As soon as you said 25 yard zero it clicked -that’s probably exactly right

[@MashPlays]

“Budget build will literally get you killed” lmao 🤣

[@aquilaarsenal]

“I’m only charging this thing one time anyways” 😂

[@richcurren6888]

It’s the little things …

[@mk2_suprr]

LMAO

[@Zach845]

“You want to talk about the shooters AR build” “that’s so tone deaf” - hahah earned yourself a loyal subscriber in me!

[@whateverwhatever4026]

Me, a big dumdum, while clicking on the thumbnail... "Whats wrong with his stock....ohhhh...." He ate it. I didn't think about it for a second there.

[@Indian_Kamala]

Yea either swats shot hit it or the in and out from counter broke it

[@ericg494]

I had the same thought when I first saw it

[@brassmule]

​@@Indian_KamalaThe first shot from the local law enforcement guy was confirmed to have take out the stock/buffer tube, rendering the gun inoperable and wounding the shooter. The second shot from USSS sniper was the fatal head wound.

[@Hexor99]

​@@brassmuleis there a video you're aware of that breaks down the series of events on the rooftop? I wasn't even aware local PD was able to engage and seeing the damaged weapon now has me curious.

[@brassmule]

@@Hexor99 Azget Industries does some great 3D-rendered versions of the events that make it clear how and when things happened. Excellent channel. jeffostroff also has multiple videos on the topic that combine all the known public footage to break down and highlight the events as it happened, including one from 12 days ago that shows the bodycam footage of the LEO getting in the first shot.

[@stvnbryan5542]

I think this build shows you how important training is. Take a class with a budget build and you'll be a better shooter than the guy that bought a $4,000 rifle with no training.

[@BoxdHound]

He went to the range 40 times with it and rang the equivalent of a 12" plate at 140 yards with a 2MOA red dot on his first shot...

[@taemien9219]

I would agree. I can't see how a budget build means anything when the M16A2s we'd qualify and deploy with were probably cheaper, and older than most viewers here on youtube. When I was in AIT, I was in one of the few MOS's who served long enough in training we had to requalify before going to our units, and we had to use really old M16A1s.

[@ryanevans8182]

@@BoxdHoundrange queens can’t shoot when the catecholamines hit.

[@CrashRacknShoot]

​​@@taemien9219 exactly. Fundamentals are infinitely more important than a piece of kit. I'm not trying to sound like billy badass, but I'm proud to say I can, and routinely do, outshoot Staccato guys and most other guys at my range with my PSA Dagger simply because I harp so damn much on fundamentals of grip, stance, breathing, and consistency. Gear is not the answer to good shooting.

[@walterzoomie]

@@CrashRacknShoot This 100%, but lawyer douche doesn't want to hear it.

[@Mike-Et-Cetera]

$1200 and a shot at 150 yards? I'd skip an AR and go with a Ruger American Compact in good ol .308, A Burris, Bushnell, or Primary Arms scope, good set of scope rings, and a sling to tote it all.

[@jcortiz8328]

No one does it better! James never lets us down 😂😂 Hop caught a stray, demolition ranch caught a stray. This one is a classic!

[@joshbenalcazar12367]

I was laughing my ass off the whole episdoe 😂

[@jcortiz8328]

Me too! Lol! I wonder how many takes he does cause there’s no way he doesn’t bust out laughing at his own shit

[@WadeWeigle]

Friendly fire was in this one for sure.

[@jcortiz8328]

Lol For sure

[@DesertDuc]

Why did I read this comment in Macho Man's voice?

[@spldrong]

Trump needs to personally thank Matt for never zeroing any of his optics

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

just be glad the red dot on crooks rifle was really old that old red dot is really what kept this from being a whole lot worse over on the garand thumb channel they recreated the shot you should check that video out brandon hererra also has a video on the subject but garand thumbs video is the superior video check it out

[@nicktrue7915]

It was his dad’s gun. It was purchased in 2013. He was like 8

[@blackwinterproductions2185]

And not having a magnifier.

[@JohnWickBabaYaga556]

Trump turned his head last second before first shot. It was actually dead on if he hadn’t have looked left last second

[@xVMouseVx]

"Give the spec!" "See people want to copy the shooter we should sue the companies" "No we want to see if his setup based or cringe"

[@DeskPop]

don’t forget; he borrow it from his dad, so it’s a budget fudd build too.

[@johnherbert1431]

He probably thought it was so cool cause it's an "ar" 😂

[@robertoquijandria]

That demolition ranch joke was wild 😂

[@jimf.1318]

This might start some BS, and Matt isn't going to like it.

[@James_Bee]

Considering what happened to Matt Hoover, I'd be surprised if some soccer mom didn't at least try to get Demo Matt in trouble for simply existing in the gun space.

[@SpaceRanger187]

@@jimf.1318 And?? we are supposed to care.. Matt will be fine

[@jimf.1318]

@@SpaceRanger187 He made a video saying he has no relation or cares at all about the shooter. But recently, he has been getting a lot of flack.

[@jimf.1318]

@@SpaceRanger187 Also, Matt is like THE guntuber on KZbin, he is the center of the gun community and has a lot of connections, bringing flack is going to start drama in the community that we don't need.

[@meatchuckg]

Not feeling sympathy for a man with none isn't being tone-deaf. It's reading the room. This video was in perfectly fine taste.

[@johnsonjerrad]

AR nerd here. That is a milspec upper reciever with an Aero Atlas R-one handguard. Aero doesn't sell milspec uppers with R-one handguards. If you bought an upper from Aero with that handguard it would come with an M4E1 upper reciever. You can tell the shooters upper reciever is definitely not an M4E1 reciever, it's milspec, M4E1 uppers are less rounded arounded the forward assist. The rifle was his dad's, so I'm guessing he had an old DPMS and at some point decided to upgrade it, and swapped out the clamshell for an R-One. Also, the paint doesn't match either, the handguard was definitely added later.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Does aero still have that way to snug the fit on the upper and lower or is it a gimmick and should i just buy p90

[@XuroX.]

Aero still has the tension screw ^^^

[@DeseanWick]

​@@TheAnnoyingBoss they do, but I'd recommend a sharps livewire instead. Doesn't have it, but tight lock up.

[@sladeoriginal]

Aero used to sell milspec uppers with R-One. I have one from 3 years ago.

[@GreekPreparedness]

if I am not wrong, isn't the rifle setup for matches, mainly. Mainly because of the side mounted iron sights?

[@DB2A7]

Just goes to show. It's not necessarily the arrow, but the indian.

[@joecentral-o9984]

😂

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

You ever see when the udots would stand woth their rifles in a line so one indian with a bow just shoows 4 shoots at the same time hits like 3 of them 1 even got hit twice you say damn no wonder the feds had him scalped but I mean it was a rough time, incest all over europe and here tbh and jts still happening today i was watching an ewu and this woman was in a relationship with her dad they murdered a guy

[@TurfSurf]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dorian-k1s]

CUSTER found out.

[@wgacowboy6233]

James, you’re right on both with the facts and the personal opinion. Than you for keeping it real

[@bobsnob3073]

With 1,100 Dollars just buy a budget .308/30-06/300 win mag caliber bolt action hunting rifle, a budget scope, and a bipod if you can mount it.

[@pdbnc]

Biggest downside to a deer rifle for this application is sneaking it into the party. Although if you've got the FBI and USSS running interference for you maybe it's an option.

[@Dibbs10101]

@@pdbnc He allegedly made multiple trips to the site and probably left the weapon there a day or so earlier so he could have taken anything he wanted there.

[@bobsnob3073]

@@pdbnc Good point. If didn't seem like anyone was trying to stop him though, lol.

[@MikeK-k6q]

@@pdbnc Remington 783 Tactical has a short heavy barrel.

[@Cowboy0007]

You can’t put a budget bolt action in a backpack

[@chubbycatfish4573]

A beat up, sporterized M44 Mosin-Nagant with a bent front sight and sticky bolt, of course.

[@davidma6616]

A lot of people make "pre-excuses "or say this&that to absolve themselves of criticism, prior to saying something that may invite some controversy or dissenting opinion. This is usually cringe-worthy. But when James does it it's always 100% legit, funny, well-said, and honestly comes with a sort of "IDGAF" attitude that is sort of impossible to argue with LOL. Love it.

[@TangibleExistence]

“Budget Builds Get You Killed” calling trademark on that T-shirt 😂

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

Counter point, the USSS had a $10k+ Accuracy International riflesetup and it still took them 16 seconds to hit him 150 yards away. Despite already alerted of his presence. Trainees are supposed to hit similar targets 100m away with basic M4A1 with irons in 5 seconds

[@paulsmith5611]

"Budget Builds Keep You Alive"- D. Trump

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@Nathan-jh1ho counter-counter point - USSS weren't already covering that roof because apparently a gentle slope was too risky for the agents. So they're not exactly a high bar in terms of skills or tactics.

[@Dorian-k1s]

Wrong. Suicide by cop is more appropiate.

[@Dorian-k1s]

​@@Nathan-jh1hoAnd no beer

[@jms7726]

"I would have invested in a magpul bipod, instead" Cold blooded

[@GeoffryWK]

My suppressed 5.56 AR I built from scratch and a Nikon P-223 scope has done 0.5 MOA at 100 yards. Cost including the scope totaled about $750.

[@John.Angell]

This is a great topic and I'm glad you covered it. I think all of us have wondered what he was shooting. Also: "I've never had a problem with the Big D." - James Reeves

[@compasslife6658]

Leave it to gun guys to criticize an assassin's firearm choice. 😅

[@jpeg7352]

Calling this joke an assassin is quite the stretch.

[@MR-ig9gb]

They do the same thing after every mass shooting like F the victims what kind of gun did he use?

[@trant2b]

I can't speak for other gun guys, but us Asian-American gun guys do that for...science. We NEED to learn the technical gun deets. 😂

[@compasslife6658]

@@trant2b 😆

[@compasslife6658]

@@jpeg7352 he actually did assassinate someone that day.

[@bvshmaster6990]

This single video made me a huge fan of this channel, holy shit

[@tassolovesar15s]

“10 dollars for a GI charging handle because I’m only changing this thing one time anyways” 😂 so true

[@MAWA2024]

"and so are you because you're still here watching"....Right on Brother! 😁

[@Nickmacpaddywhack]

I served in the army for 10 years and we always train on M4s (AR-15 in the civilian sector) at distances up to 300 meters. This guy was only at 410 feet (125 meters)..... this should have been easy. Even with iron sights. He should have spent more time at the range. Just to be clear, I AM NOT CONDONING POLITICAL DELETIONS, I'm only critiquing his marksmanship.

[@shawnbalch6046]

It was his dad's AR15 that was purchased in 2013. This was known early on in the investigation.

[@WAFFENAMT1]

I was thinking the same, somewhere in the media thought I heard it belong to the parent...

[@jackstraw262]

Can you provide citation?

[@EricDodsonLectures]

And his dad... probably wasn't building the rifle specifically for assassinations.

[@joshuapowell114]

We all know republicans don't care about facts

[@Dorian-k1s]

What does purchase date have to do with bullet travel?

[@KNIGHTOFSIN187]

$400 isnt much money? Thats 2 bags at the grocery sir 😂

[@briancanfield5658]

lol that will feed your family for maybe 3 days!

[@RicArmstrong]

And one tank of gas in my diesel tractor

[@thomaswilson8022]

Hitting harder then the reason we can't see the rest of the stock

[@coolbugfacts1234]

thanks trump for doing $1 trillion dollar PPP handouts to rich business owners and causing all the inflation

[@thomaswilson8022]

@@coolbugfacts1234 you forgot to mention shelving the hearing protection act and signing the bump stock ban. Also the supreme court who is too afraid to touch a single case involving mag bans or assault weapons bans.

[@scottydouglass1892]

I did that same aero as you did but I used a drop in trigger. For a cheaper gun it shoots well. But if you were going straight to bad guy mode. 308 bolt action hunting rifle, trigger job, bi pod, Leupold 5-25 power scope. More practice, body armour, and some running shoes.

[@longrider42]

Beat me too it.

[@jakechristofferson9127]

James where the heck is mailroom?!

[@AndyCigars]

HUZZAH! Give us MAILROOM, you tyrant! ✊🏻

[@dwastart]

@@AndyCigars Those boxes have to be stacked up high by now...

[@AndyCigars]

@@dwastart indeed…Kelsey has not been seen in a couple weeks. She may be buried beneath fanboy correspondence. #127hours

[@knottheory79220]

I don't know I'd have gone with an AR15 at all. Your standard $500 Savage deer rifle with the included cheap ass Bushnell scope bore sighted at a sporting goods store would have got the job done more reliably. If anything I'd buy that, throw the POS scope away and buy something halfway decent for the money with the remaining budget. Save a little for taking it to a range and really dialing it in with maybe 10 to 15 practice shots and now you're not only going to make the shot, you're going to penetrate the podium and be reasonably sure of success if you hit.

[@JamesReeves]

I like this

[@Sig_P229]

@@knottheory79220 he didn’t really have a choice in anything. He grabbed his dad’s piece. Thats said the HK SL8 is insanely accurate for a semi.

[@raykettel1837]

@@Sig_P229 Some comments here claim the rifle was legally transferred from his father to him long before the shooting. That may help his parents' defense in court.

[@Sig_P229]

@@raykettel1837 parents weren’t charged. The dad calling 911 and saying his son and rifle were missing shows that he had the right intent too

[@linkmasterspitz]

This is the thinking man gun owner knowing response.

[@MegaFranceschini]

James, I like your teaching, you do It Professionally, how to aim and shoot your target on how many yards whatever, and best of all educate the consumer on what handgun to buy. I thank you for that. I was in the market for a handgun and saw you doing the FN 509 Edge CC XL to me the performance of that FN 509 EDGE CC XL was amazing. I was thinking about the Sig p365 Fuse, but that FN 509 EDGE XL got my vote. That handgun is equipped and ready to use right out of the box. Nothing wrong with the Sig Fuse don't get me wrong, Sig Is a great gun, but when I saw that FN 509 doing what It does, I was impressed. Again thanks. I subscribe to your channel. Have a blessed day

[@cerebralparasite9238]

CIA budget cuts did this

[@THX..1138]

Really they went to mass event shenanigans well so often now they're scraping the bottom of the barrel for Ozwalds.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Cia is evil

[@ericblair8380]

This is the best comment on the entire Internet this week.

[@hoilst265]

Well, what do you expect when you stop them dealing crack? No more money coming in.

[@THX..1138]

@@hoilst265 Cocaine Importation Agency

[@AndyCigars]

This is one of the many reasons we love you, James. By the by…where dafuq is Mailroom?

[@dirkbogarde7796]

mail room, mail room , mail room

[@richtenamore1364]

I was like wtf is that weird ass shaped stock…then I realized that’s where it got clapped 😂😂

[@CaptainMarioXD]

M91 Carcano $250, (roughly) I rest my case. Gotta shoutout the OG budget build. (Not the full length rifle but fuck it, we ball)

[@matthewbeaver5026]

You can pickup a savage axis with a 3-9 already mounted for like $350.

[@CaptainMarioXD]

@@matthewbeaver5026My guy, JFK boogaloo part 2

[@matthewbeaver5026]

@@CaptainMarioXD I understood the reference. Was just giving my modern-day equivalent

[@niceMange]

Make sure you use the correct spec rounds from steinel

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Bro carcano so junk ni ones using that shit

[@Sireth]

"That's what happens when you watch Demo Ranch instead of TFBTV." Savage.

[@deerhunter58]

JAMES: I was an CNC programmer/operator for a small arms company in the 1990s. We made AR parts for the Army and 20 some AR companies. DPMS and Bushmaster would buy parts that was slightly out of mil-specs at a steep discount. So I would tell people to say away from those two manufactures of AR 15s.

[@blackmagicwordplay4238]

The Monday morning Lee Harvey Oswald line nearly killed me😂😂😂

[@ikigai47]

I prefer what someone else in these comments called him: Ree Tardy Oswald

[@blackmagicwordplay4238]

@ikigai47 DAYUM!! The creativity is chef's kiss

[@762x69]

Crooks is EXACTLY what I expect a discord mod to look like....and aim like....

[@Sig_P229]

Honestly, I assume it’s how many of the people who argue in the comments look and aim.

[@jacktrevino1108]

@Sig_P229 "ITS BOTH SIDES GUYS!" The brainiac declared with utter confidence. And then everyone stood up and clapped.

[@skinwalker69420]

Nah he looks more like a school shooter to me, he has the phenotype. discord moderators are much bigger around.

[@DocJillBeans]

THANK YOU. I feel like I've been waiting for this video for an eternity.

[@anomicanomic2705]

So a 400$ savage axis package deal in any calibe would have been better

[@bertpulaski2492]

Or Ruger American

[@TimLewallen]

@@bertpulaski2492 Or an S&W M&P15

[@TheWalterKurtz]

If you really want to talk poverty build; My assigned weapon for two and a half years in the U.S. Army early 1980s was a 1960s vintage Harrington and Richardson M16A1.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

But with the 55 grain tho?

[@willbar1961]

Had a dealer buddy with a General Motors, and I think an H&R, M16A1. Mine was a Colt with the $200 tax stamp following it everywhere I took it.

[@TheWalterKurtz]

@@TheAnnoyingBoss; Yup.

[@scheisstag]

I am not an expert on the AR-15 family, since its forbidden in my country. But I dont agree with this assessment. He had a bipod mount installed at the muzzle. This makes no sense without owning a bipod. So he was maybe only short on time to install it. He had a barrel cover in which the barrel was free floating, which increases accuracy. He was smart enough to buy a forward grip to increase the shooting comfort. And he had the rear side sights installed at the right place: forward enough to access the charging handle unrestricted. And he went 40 times to the gun range in the last year. Which does not sound much. But is about once a week a year long. The only part that kind of sucked was the optic. My conclusion: the guy who set up this gun was maybe not a gun nerd or expert. But made some decent decisions. And ended up with a functional gun. But again: it was not the shooters gun. It was his dads. So the one who set it up and bought the parts might very well have been his dad.

[@Not_on_u_tub]

On one hand, the Holosun optics are as good or better than anything else on a pistol. To me, red dot is a better combat optic than most magnified optics on a rifle, generally. BUT, he said, " You know you have to make a shot at 150 yards." Yes, the Leopold would be better IF you know you have to make that specific shot.

[@jason200912]

Magnifier.

[@Not_on_u_tub]

@jason200912 Some people love them. I don't bother with them. I go irons, red dots, low variable power optics, or traditional optics. However, once a person masters irons, they have no limits. It only gets better from there

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Why do you guys financially support the CCP

[@jason200912]

@@TheAnnoyingBoss if the us makes better cheap optics then I'll support them. But right now holosun is the only one making a solar red dot for below 200

[@oep1000]

This guy is hilarious and deserves a bigger platform. Holy sh*t I had to show this to my wife, despite the fact that I knew this guy's hair alone would make her question her life choices. I have $1200 and have to hit one target: Decent BOLT ACTION rifle, pre-owned, in 7mm Rem Mag -- say, Ruger M77 -- I see one on GunBroker for $699 -- with a Nikon scope. If it comes with the optic like that one: Use the rest of the money for enough ammo to not just sight it in, but practice. Otherwise, get the best scope you can afford -- but still budget for a couple hundred rounds minimum. Follow-up shot? Don't miss the first one.

[@gurkagurkadurka6688]

I think I am going another direction. For the budget, I will go with a Wicked Ridge Invader M1 crossbow, currently available on Amazon for 750. I want my "shot heard round the world" to be silent and thematic.

[@Supranforever]

"Weight saving dremel tips" killed me lol! Wasn't this dudes DADS rifle anyway? Doesn't matter if your rifle was a Noveske if you have noodle arms and can barely hold it, can't shoot and can't not blow your load before you take the shot.

[@joecentral-o9984]

6 foot 4in and could not hold a 6lb rifle 😂

[@seeharvester]

@@joecentral-o9984 He's not 6'4" anymore. More like 5'9"

[@choccolocco]

Yes, it was his dad’s.

[@Supranforever]

@@joecentral-o9984 Holding it and holding it correctly, shooting it and being able to aim are different things for sure.

[@762x69]

@@seeharvester6'....under

[@FlyboyHelosim]

Imagine taking a shot at like 150yds with a red dot and no magnification. Like Brandon Herrera said in his video, the dot would be the size of a man. So even if the lad was a good shot, the choice of optics was the biggest issue.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

Semi auto, free float, modern optic < Carcano M38

[@TimPimentel3006]

😮

[@brianoswald1067]

Luck was a factor in both cases. 140-150yds on relatively static target vs moving targets @ 250 ft. Ever have your hands on an M38 Carcano? The DMPS/Aero are a bit more modern than 1880s technology (cut to carbine length).

[@starkparker16]

He was a virgin who was frustrated by his inability to grow Crockett stubble and rock 3" inseams.

[@Sig_P229]

My brain focused on virgin … 3” … crock 😂

[@Jorvaskrr]

Crockett stubble. Man, have I not heard this since '90.

[@seeharvester]

@@Jorvaskrr When you said "90s" I got it.

[@YeeLeeHaw]

If only he knew about Thailand, this would've never happened.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Riddle me this, the media keep harping on the "collapsable stock" as if that would make it small enough to carry undetected. WTF? That stock only collapses about 4" and even if you removed the stock entirely the barrel is quite long as it's an M10 platform. So how did he get such an obvious and long rifle up on this roof without anyone seeing the rifle? Did he possibly go there prior to the event and stash it there?

[@g00ses]

James out here shaming poors

[@bradmilks1058]

Cheap charging handle because I’m only gonna charge it once 😂😂😂

[@Prebaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

"I've been trying to warn you guys for nine years about not spending enough money on guns..." 🤣🤣🤣

[@super1million11]

I don't usually buy stuff from KZbinrs but if they put that on a shirt I'd probably buy it.

[@Dorian-k1s]

Ammo is the fly in the ointment.

[@JohnCredits]

This seems awfully saucy for this platform. Appreciate it.

[@chrisr6749]

I find it ironic that the most expensive thing on there was his optic from Chy-na.

[@jason200912]

The irons too

[@The_Critical_Critic]

Funny how that 95% of items in todays homes are from Chy-na.....

[@CplSkiUSMC]

He didn't need a better rifle, Oswald used a Carcano, he was just the patsy. Just like Lee Harvey Oswald. The only question here is why did the "Grassy Knoll" shooter fail?

[@flinchfu]

Because there was no grassy knoll shooter in the JFK thing. That was just sound bouncing off a railway overpass and the grassy knoll pareidolia circus was fomented for misdirection. Of course this is my opinion. As far as the recent attempt, there was another or more crack-pop signatures in the "panic dump" that didn't match the same shot distance signature 🤔 I didn't take someone else's word for that, I actually slowed down the podium footage in a video editor and studied the crack-pop gaps as follows: CRACK popCRACK pop CRACKCRACK pop... pop. That last pop came too late to be the same distance. Edit: "crack-pop" is what I call the bullet crack and the trailing muzzle report... Through a mic and in the footage it's more of a TSSS-thump.

[@whiplash8277]

I'm never going to own a $4000 AR - never. Guess I'll always be an amateur, but that's fine.

[@gnewell8]

Tell me about it. Status thing, I guess.

[@slaughtersenpai1951]

Just be smart when approaching a build. Really, a quality build not (including accessories) can be built without tools for $500

[@steveg2277]

@@slaughtersenpai1951modern technology makes the differences almost non existent. They’re all CNC’d. It all comes down to material and QC measures.

[@slaughtersenpai1951]

@@steveg2277 I agree, which is why I'm saying it's usually better and cheaper to build yourself

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

I just hate how everyones so scammy you buy something they want to act like its only worth half its value. I got this rifle i cant even find one just lime it for sale they wamt to tell me its almost worthless but sure some fucking tik tokers mft is worth a gazillion? I call bullshit dude CTRM or bust

[@Dan964917]

If he was a 9holereviews viewer Trump wouldn’t be here right now

[@chillios2222]

lol

[@KonaLife]

Exactly. Love that channel.

[@chiefkeef74]

Because everyone knows Demo never zeroes his optics 😂

[@FlyboyHelosim]

And if he watched Kentucky Ballistics his own rifle would have tried to kill him. LOL

[@uningenious]

​@FlyboyHelosim Could of just put a thumb in it, then! 👍

[@thenotsurechannel7630]

If I had to make a shot for any reason and wanted to make sure I wouldn't miss at 150 yards with that budget... Mossberg Patriot Predator - Bolt action .308 = $553 Precision Armament M11 Severe-Duty Muzzle Brake = $79 CenterPoint 3-12x44mm Rifle Scope (30mm tube) with Precision Lock Turrets (Black) = $100 Saltech (Swiss) .308 Winchester 147gr FMJ Ammo = $16 $748 total cost. I can't miss anything with a scope zero at 25 yards. You'd only get a 3 inch ballistic arch before returning to Point of aim at 200 yards.

[@zacharyhunt3412]

Basically wrong gun for intended application

[@seraph...4473]

No, perfect gun. Wrong optic. Bad shooter.

[@talicowart9577]

@@seraph...4473exactly. For what he was trying to do, it’s kinda important not to have all the cops go instant agro, so breaking the ar down and tossing it in a backpack makes sense

[@Viktorreznov1942]

Reasonable range setup, but absolutely moronic for an assassination where you will pretty much always only have 1 shot, a sighted in scope and bipod would've been a very different story.

[@cwolf8841]

So 8 shots. Yet tens of thousands military in BT hit 300 m targets with iron sights. I suggest the police officer climbing onto the roof might have made him rush his shots.

[@ReoL_17]

@@cwolf8841 Maybe tens of thousands of yesteryear's military, you should see the current qualifications, it's a horror show.

[@russellcole3549]

I am a West Coast, liberal, nut-job who also happens to own and like guns, mostly handguns. I am also a lawyer and politically engaged. I have never shot an AR platform and don't know much about rifles. But, I found your video quite interesting. You answered the questions I had after I first heard about the attempted assassination. My gut reaction was that the shooter was not very experienced or knowledgeable. Although not being a rifle guy, I nonetheless assumed that a 145 yard shot with a properly zeroed modern rifle should have been no real problem for an experienced rifle shooter. The information regarding your theory that the rifle was zeroed for 25 yards was very interesting and, honestly, counter-intuitive. I would have thought that the bullet would hit low at 145 yards if the weapon was zeroed for 25 yards. Anyway, I don't think the subject of this video is inappropriate and, trust me, I am exactly the kind of flower-power, Kumbaya singing, fruitcake who would happily criticize your for knowing all about guns if I thought I could get away with it. Russ, Long Beach, California

[@shaunybonny688]

“Because I’m only charging this thing one time anyways” I died laughing lol 👌

[@jorgenjorgensen656]

Biggest risk of his life and bro went with a budget build

[@marlowek1936]

Well yeah they knew I'd they gave him a Daniel defense and Eotech it would be pretty obvious.

[@eheis5]

Autism is a helluva drug

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@marlowek1936pretty sure he stole it from his dad and also conspiracy theories are cringe

[@Rich45464]

​@@Matt-xc6sp 🏳️‍🌈 people use the word cringe

[@Matt-xc6sp]

Shooter was a white demo ranch fan and republican. It’s incredibly soft of you to try and deflect from that.

[@caesari3708]

I love your breakdown, subbed. I consider myself a "High Casual" shooter. I'm usally an AK shooter but recently bought a S&W AR-15. What's the best way to gear this thing up without being a cheapo or spending a fortune?

[@KhanTrav]

Yes, everyone was wondering. You are not alone.

[@lijahpinto780]

This is way more fun than the “you shouldn’t even say their name to give them recognition” approach. Imagine looking up from hell everybody is roasting your gun calling you a dumbass on the internet 🤣

[@KerbalFacile]

Well people’s mind typically hovers about their dead body for a while, so he’s certainly been aware of his failure for the rest of his after-whatever. That makes the theory at minute 5 about the zeroing left on 25’ doubly hilarious 😅

[@macgyver5108]

I've got a "similar" Aero build, but with a heavier SPR barrel. What would I change? Cabela's Covenant 4-16 FFP scope and learn how to do "ar-15 barrel tuning" which there's a whole set of videos on. Barrel nut torque tension can be used to change barrel harmonics (the frequency it vibrates at) to tighten up groups (like how tightening a guitar string changes the pitch/frequency) if you play with the amount of torque. When I first installed the barrel it shot 3 MOA, soon as I changed barrel nut torque to find the right "note" it now shoots 1/2 MOA.

[@sniperofbuffalo]

I was under the impression that the rifle belonged to his father, and he asked to borrow it the day of the attack

[@Indian_Kamala]

Yea think it was

[@Indian_Kamala]

Think his dad has lawyers now because he might face charges

[@Snougaloogie]

It was legally transferred to him apparently

[@CamdelaCam]

Pretty sure he bought it from his dad who originally purchased it years ago. I’m assuming there was a bill of sale or something since that has been reported on for the last couple months.

[@brassmule]

​@@CamdelaCamIt's been 6 weeks since the shooting. How were they reporting on it a couple of months - was it reported on prior to the shooting?

[@Twinspinner]

First thought: wow, and he had a broken stock on it too, couldn't even afford a new one Second thought: no wait, that's where his face was, when it got fucking shot by the Secret Service

[@chrisblaney5365]

the stock was shot by swat on the ground

[@KonaLife]

@@chrisblaney5365LOL. No, it wasn’t.

[@brentflowers7612]

@@KonaLifefrom what you im reading yes it was. That was not the fatal shot that took his life.