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* ShoutOut: Scott typically ascribes the warnings from the ''Franchise/{{Gremlins}}'' franchise (don't feed after midnight, don't get them wet) to Furbies.


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* SmashingWatermelons: At the 5:49 mark of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i02b7Jmxw80 this video]], Scott takes "Watermelon Time" in a completely different direction. Instead of shooting watermelons, he takes them out with a replica of a medieval military flail.

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* SitcomArchNemesis: Scott has several, most notably the T.Rex and Scooter.


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* SitcomArchNemesis: Scott has several, most notably the T. rex and Scooter.
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He's started a Kentucky Ballistics Breakdowns channel.


Scott also runs a secondary channel named [[https://youtube.com/@KentuckyKustoms?si=VvQHMWTzQdmphblK Kentucky Kustoms]], which as the name suggests features custom vehicles, as well as other videos such as the [[StuffBlowingUp self-descriptive]] Wreck-It Wednesday.

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Scott also runs a two secondary channel named channels: [[https://youtube.com/@KentuckyKustoms?si=VvQHMWTzQdmphblK Kentucky Kustoms]], which as the name suggests features custom vehicles, as well as other videos such as the [[StuffBlowingUp self-descriptive]] Wreck-It Wednesday.
Wednesday; and [[https://www.youtube.com/@KentuckyBallisticsBreakdowns Kentucky Ballistics Breakdowns]] (introduced in 2023), in which he discusses firearms featured in his videos in a more serious tone.
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* DoesNotLikeSpam: According to Scott, "nobody likes eggplant!" So he just riddles them with bullets instead.

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* DoesNotLikeSpam: According to Scott, "nobody likes eggplant!" So he just riddles them with bullets instead. After kicking one.
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* SynchroVox: Parodied in the intro to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsX23WuqP2U this episode]].
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** Exaggerated triumphantly by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AgfRZwxz4U punt gun]]. Even though Level IVA ceramic plate is able to stop a shot from the punt gun, the bullet has so much energy it instead ''pushed the plate completely through the zombie's torso'', initially causing Scott to believe the plate had actually failed to stop the round when it actually ''did''.

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** Exaggerated triumphantly by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AgfRZwxz4U punt gun]]. Even though Level IVA ceramic plate is able to stop a shot from the punt gun, the bullet has so much energy it instead ''pushed the plate completely through the zombie's torso'', torso and out the other side'', initially causing Scott to believe the plate had actually failed to stop the round when until he reviewed the slow-motion footage and found that it actually ''did''.
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** Exaggerated triumphantly by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AgfRZwxz4U punt gun]]. Even though Level IVA ceramic plate is able to stop a shot from the punt gun, the bullet has so much energy it instead ''pushed the plate completely through the zombie's torso'', initially causing Scott to believe the plate had actually failed to stop the round when it actually ''did''.


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* TorsoWithAView: As Scott's zombie torsos demonstrate, if you are unlucky enough to take a shot to the chest from an elephant gun, or God forbid, the punt gun, there probably won't be much of anything left to attach your head to your belly.
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* WoodChipperOfDoom: Scott often makes use of a device he calls the Chip-O-Matic 5000, though he tends to use everything ''but'' wood for it[[note]]everything from Orbeez, to Furbies, to ballistic gel, to eggplants, the list goes on[[/note]]. Sadly, [[https://youtu.be/7kU9eBfUD-w?si=gGVs_QCRyFK3MXVu the chipper finally gave up the ghost in the MAG-7 video]], and Scott is currently collecting funds to replace it with an upgraded version.

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* WoodChipperOfDoom: Scott often makes use of a device he calls the Chip-O-Matic 5000, though he tends to use everything ''but'' wood for it[[note]]everything from Orbeez, to Furbies, to ballistic gel, to eggplants, the list goes on[[/note]]. Sadly, [[https://youtu.be/7kU9eBfUD-w?si=gGVs_QCRyFK3MXVu the chipper finally gave up the ghost in the MAG-7 video]], and Scott is currently collecting funds to replace though it was replaced a couple months afterwards with an upgraded version.a more powerful chipper.
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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]]. [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] with Fury The Punt Gun, [[InfinityPlusOneSword which is everything the name entails,]] and is an '''''1'''''-bore gun compared to 4-bore.

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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. Scott owns an arsenal of massive elephant guns of various calibers that he frequently shows off in his videos. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]]. [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] with Fury The Punt Gun, [[InfinityPlusOneSword which is everything the name entails,]] and is an a '''''1'''''-bore gun compared to 4-bore.
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** While it hardly fed reliably when it worked, his Benelli M2 XRAIL [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-CIxcgzi_I failed catastrophically]] after only two magazines, resulting in the barrel flying off the receiver and the magazine tube ejecting all of its shells in a humorous fashion.
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* MusclesAreMeaningful: As demonstrated in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVBD7mYgU-c collaboration with British strongman Eddie Hall]], being ludicrously muscular lets you better handle recoil and therefore shoot accurately. Despite having almost no experience shooting, Eddie ''barely budges'' shooting the monstrous 4-bore, whereas the highly experienced (and hardly a small man himself) Scott gets noticeably shoved by the enormous recoil.
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* OncePerEpisode: Every video of ''Kentucky Ballistics'' all have one unfailing constant; the tables Scott uses for targets ''never'' survive.
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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]]. To say nothing about Fury The Punt Gun, [[UpToEleven which is everything the name entails,]] and is an '''''1'''''-bore gun compared to 4-bore.

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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]]. To say nothing about [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] with Fury The Punt Gun, [[UpToEleven [[InfinityPlusOneSword which is everything the name entails,]] and is an '''''1'''''-bore gun compared to 4-bore.
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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]]. To say nothing about Fury The Punt Gun, [[ExaggeratedTrope which is everything the name entails,]] and is an '''''1'''''-bore gun compared to 4-bore.

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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]]. To say nothing about Fury The Punt Gun, [[ExaggeratedTrope [[UpToEleven which is everything the name entails,]] and is an '''''1'''''-bore gun compared to 4-bore.
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Scott also runs a secondary channel named [[https://youtube.com/@KentuckyKustoms?si=VvQHMWTzQdmphblK Kentucky Kustoms]], which as the name suggests features custom vehicles, as well as other videos such as the [[StuffBlowingUp self-descriptive]] Wreck-It Wednesday.
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-->'''Scott''': Because you know what kind of cheese this is? ''(slow motion)'' '''NOT-YO CHEESE!'''

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-->'''Scott''': Because you know what kind of cheese this is? ''(slow motion)'' '''NOT-YO '''NOT 'CHO CHEESE!'''

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** When you see Scott shoot up some nacho cheese, ''don't say a word''...
-->'''Scott''': Because you know what kind of cheese this is? '''NACHO CHEESE!'''


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** "[[ToiletHumor THERE IS POUPON EVERYTHING!]]"
** When you see Scott shoot up some nacho cheese, ''don't say a word''...
-->'''Scott''': Because you know what kind of cheese this is? ''(slow motion)'' '''NOT-YO CHEESE!'''

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** When you see Scott shoot up some nacho cheese, ''don't say a word''...
-->'''Scott''': Because you know what kind of cheese this is? '''NACHO CHEESE!'''



* {{Gorn}}: This will be ultimate fate of any zombie torso he shoots up over the course of an episode, since the aftermath of taking multiple large-caliber bullets on the human body would never look pleasant. However, since they're filled with [[BlackBlood green blood]], it doesn't upset the [=YouTube=] censors.

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* {{Gorn}}: This will be ultimate fate of any zombie torso he shoots up over the course of an episode, since the aftermath of taking multiple large-caliber bullets on the human body would never look pleasant. However, since they're filled with [[BlackBlood green blood]], blood]] (or sometimes blue), it doesn't upset the [=YouTube=] censors.



* YourHeadAsplode: Pretty much what happens when he shoots a zombie torso in the head with the 4-bore. Aside from that, he also shows how surprisingly difficult this is to achieve with most common bullets - a zombie torso's head would remain largely intact after a round from the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum, the most powerful production handgun round currently on the market.

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* YourHeadAsplode: Pretty much what happens when he shoots a zombie torso in the head with the 4-bore. Aside from that, he also shows how surprisingly difficult this is to achieve with most common bullets - a zombie torso's head would remain largely intact after a round from the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum, the most powerful production handgun round currently on the market.market.
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-->And as always, my name is Scott, thank you so much for reading Kentucky Ballistics, and I'll see you next time!\\
''[drives out of the range, ripping a table to pieces]''

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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]].

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* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]]. To say nothing about Fury The Punt Gun, [[ExaggeratedTrope which is everything the name entails,]] and is an '''''1'''''-bore gun compared to 4-bore.


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** He also loves to put Furbies through the wringer, while also portraying them as terrifying hellspawn which must be destroyed at all costs. So much so that when Scott found out about the 2023 revival, he announced he would be ''declaring war'' on the things.
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* WoodChipperOfDoom: Scott often makes use of a device he calls the Chip-O-Matic 5000, though he tends to use everything ''but'' wood for it[[note]]everything from Orbeez, to Furbies, to ballistic gel, to eggplants, the list goes on[[/note]]. Sadly, [[https://youtu.be/7kU9eBfUD-w?si=gGVs_QCRyFK3MXVu the chipper finally gave up the ghost in the MAG-7 video]], and Scott is currently collecting funds to replace it with an upgraded version.

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* SitcomArchNemesis: Scott has several, most notably the T.Rex.

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* SitcomArchNemesis: Scott has several, most notably the T.Rex.Rex and Scooter.


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* RunningGag: Aside from the aforementioned "You just got jammed!", he has several more, most notably "Watermelon Time!", where he just starts randomly shooting up watermelons.
** He has a habit of editing in a loud explosion as a {{jumpscare}} whenever he's doing something precarious, such as loading a Serbu rifle with a homemade round.
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* ArmorIsUseless: As he has demonstrated on multiple occasions, modern polymer and ceramic ballistic armor is actually incredibly effective at stopping powerful rounds like the .44 Magnum, rifles rounds up to .308 Winchester, and the highest-rated armors can even sometimes stop ''elephant gun'' rounds (though the impact itself will probably cause you massive internal injury, as the poor zombie torso demonstrated). Heck, ceramic armor is even capable of stopping ''a harpoon''.
** Played straight with oddball or improvised armors, like the one he made of fiberglass. Not only are they heavier than their ceramic counterparts, they also offer pitiful protection against anything larger than a medium-caliber handgun.

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* BoisterousBruiser: Scott's so chipper and enthusiastic it's easy to forget that the reason he's able to shoot those monstrous guns so effectively is due to being a former police officer and a powerlifter.
* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]].

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* BoisterousBruiser: Scott's so chipper and enthusiastic it's easy to forget that the reason he's able to shoot those monstrous guns so effectively is due to his being a former police officer and a powerlifter.
* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]1" [[note]]Fires a 1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against condiment containers, watermelons, and zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]].effect]].
* EdibleAmmunition: His shotgun shells loaded with various kinds of candy, though the shell itself obviously isn't edible.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: According to Scott, "nobody likes eggplant!" So he just riddles them with bullets instead.



* {{Gorn}}: This will be ultimate fate of any zombie torso he shoots up over the course of an episode, since the aftermath of taking multiple large-caliber bullets on the human body would never look pleasant. However, since they're filled with [[BlackBlood green blood]], it doesn't upset the [=YouTube=] censors.



* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: When this happens, Scott will play a clip of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Jeremy Jamm]] saying "You just got jammed!".

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* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: When this happens, happens to him, Scott will play a clip of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Jeremy Jamm]] saying "You just got jammed!".



* YourHeadAsplode: Pretty much what happens when he shoots a zombie torso in the head with the 4-bore. Aside from that, he also shows how surprisingly difficult this is to achieve with most common bullets - a zombie torso's head would remain largely intact after a round from the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum, the most powerful production handgun round.

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* YourHeadAsplode: Pretty much what happens when he shoots a zombie torso in the head with the 4-bore. Aside from that, he also shows how surprisingly difficult this is to achieve with most common bullets - a zombie torso's head would remain largely intact after a round from the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum, the most powerful production handgun round.round currently on the market.
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* {{Kevlard}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUxcnWH9k0w He tests this out]] by shooting 100lbs of beef fat with various pistol and rifle rounds. Turns out, being chunky could potentially protect your vital organs from most common pistol bullets, but only if you're so obese you shouldn't even be able to walk.

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* {{Kevlard}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUxcnWH9k0w He tests this out]] by shooting 100lbs of beef fat with various pistol pistol, shotgun and rifle rounds. Turns out, being chunky could potentially protect your vital organs from most common pistol bullets, pistols and even 12 gauge buckshot, but only if you're so obese you shouldn't even be able to walk.
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* {{Kevlard}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUxcnWH9k0w He tests this out]] by shooting 100lbs of beef fat with various pistol rounds. Turns out, being chunky could protect you from small caliber pistol bullets, but only if you're so obese you shouldn't even be able to walk.

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* {{Kevlard}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUxcnWH9k0w He tests this out]] by shooting 100lbs of beef fat with various pistol and rifle rounds. Turns out, being chunky could potentially protect you your vital organs from small caliber most common pistol bullets, but only if you're so obese you shouldn't even be able to walk.



** In his video review of a knife-gun, while it may be reasonably effective as a knife, the rather poor build quality of the breech caused the gun to fall apart after only a few rounds.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmT53c_JcM In his video review of a knife-gun, knife-gun]], while it may be reasonably effective as a knife, the rather poor build quality of the breech caused the gun to fall apart after only a few rounds.
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* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: On occasion, where Scott will play a clip of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Jeremy Jamm]] saying "You just got jammed!".

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* HandCannon: Scott loves to shoot massive handguns like the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum.

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* HandCannon: Scott loves to shoot massive handguns like the .500 the Smith & Wesson Magnum.Model 500.



* SitcomArchNemesis: Scott has several, most notably the T.Rex.

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* SitcomArchNemesis: Scott has several, most notably the T.Rex.Rex.
* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: On occasion, where Scott will play a clip of [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Jeremy Jamm]] saying "You just got jammed!".
** In his video review of a knife-gun, while it may be reasonably effective as a knife, the rather poor build quality of the breech caused the gun to fall apart after only a few rounds.
** He does have one occasion of this trope getting played for straight horror: When Scott was testing the durability of a fire hydrant from multiple .50 BMG rounds (fired out of a Serbu Firearms RN-50 breech-loading single-shot rifle), the firearm could not handle the continuously-building pressure of an unstable and unusually-hot SLAP round [[note]]Saboted Light Armor Penetrator[[/note]] to the point where it literally exploded in front of his face and body. As a result, not only did he get a broken arm and nose, but the shrapnel from the gun lacerated his jugular vein to the point he almost died from blood loss. Thankfully, his dad, who was recording the video, was able to take him to the hospital. The picture of him bloodied and hospitalized was not exactly pleasant to say the least.
* UnusualAmmo: He has videos where he tests out some oddball shotgun rounds, mainly various types of less-than-lethal rounds and one case, shells loaded with ''candy''. As it turns out, while most candies would break skin at worst, ''gummy bears'' of all things have the power to punch through a person's sternum when fired out of a shotgun.
* YourHeadAsplode: Pretty much what happens when he shoots a zombie torso in the head with the 4-bore. Aside from that, he also shows how surprisingly difficult this is to achieve with most common bullets - a zombie torso's head would remain largely intact after a round from the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum, the most powerful production handgun round.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Scott's so chipper and enthusiastic it's easy to forget that the reason he's able to shoot those monstrous guns so effectively is due to being a former police officer and a powerlifter.


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* HalfWittedHillbilly: Parodied with Scooter, a mullet-wearing redneck who [[LethallyStupid "helps out"]] Scott by powerwashing his rifles or smashing his car with a crane.
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->"''What's up everybody, my name is Scott and you're watching Kentucky Ballistics!''"

''Kentucky Ballistics'' is a firearms-focused [[https://www.youtube.com/@KentuckyBallistics/ YouTube channel]] started in 2010 by former Kentucky State Trooper Scott [=DeShields=]. Unlike most gun-tubers, Scott takes a decidedly comedic approach, such as shooting giant jugs of condiments with hilariously overpowered guns, or testing the effects of shotgun shells loaded with ''candy'' on the human skin.


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!!All right, here we go!
* {{BFG}}: His specialty. His most insane rifle is arguably his 4-bore [[note]]1" diameter bullet with ''200 felt pounds of recoil''[[/note]] elephant gun, which he has tested against zombie torsos to ''extreme'' [[LudicrousGibs effect]].
* HandCannon: Scott loves to shoot massive handguns like the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum.
* GoshDarnItToHeck: Scott never swears on camera.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Scott has several, most notably the T.Rex.

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