to Beard or not to Beard? - The Firearms Forum

jack404 · 08-26-2010, 11:08 PM

ok winters back ( i hope) is broken and looking forward to warm weather here soon ( winter here in the southern hemisphere )

so what you think suits better ? beard ( like i am sporting today)

or clean shaven ??

i like the beard actually , but everyone says clean shaved is better , maybe cause they know me clean shaved all my life

pic taken last week at my shack and a insert from ANZAC Day last year ( and yes i've put on about 30 lbs but needed too eh)

red14 · 08-26-2010, 11:14 PM

The beard makes you look more like Sean O'Connery,
and just the mustache makes you look more like Sir
Alec Guiness. So it's your choice

But I'd ask your lady friend if I was you.

Marlin T · 08-26-2010, 11:18 PM

Beard for sure, that is my vote.

Kieran McCaig · 08-26-2010, 11:58 PM

go in between with a goatee.

Big ugly · 08-27-2010, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran McCaig

go in between with a goatee.

If it dont look good you can always go back to the 'stache.

jack404 · 08-27-2010, 12:23 AM

oh no... the girlies got hooked on the idea of a goatee ..

and no 'stashe!!!! i've had the 'stashe 15 years !!!!!

i've started a bad thing here i think ..

must remember post this stuff so the girly cant see it over my shoulder

and her comment on making the hat permanent to tuck my ears in ... sheeesh

gdmoody · 08-27-2010, 12:59 AM

The beard looks really good.

I quit shaving on July 4 so I have about two months worth of growth on my face. I have more hair on my face than I do on my head!!

jack404 · 08-27-2010, 01:03 AM

same story here too , dang cold on the noggin

pinecone70 · 08-27-2010, 07:07 AM

Beard.

But then, everyone has different ideas, eh?

jack404 · 08-27-2010, 07:12 AM

yes indeedy took the girly out tonight and got a bag full of idea's from ALL over the place

nothing humanly possible but lots of idea's eh

just wish i could grow one on top to replace what i've lost the past few years

ghrit · 08-27-2010, 07:28 AM

Beard. (But get rid of the pink coat, it sends a bad message.)

jack404 · 08-27-2010, 07:54 AM

get rid of the pink coat ? never seen a real oil skin huh ?? thats ok .. not many folks have.. its all colours and dyes now , no protection

this is the fore runner of a "dry as a bone" coat without the tobacco staining to the colour to make em dark ( just the whale oil no tobacco in this one , real sperm whale oil too)

water proof , warm and soft , i'll keep the coat...

cheers

carver · 08-27-2010, 08:09 AM

Personally, I think you look 10 years younger with the beard. Take off another 10 years with a little "Just for Men". I have worn a beard most of my adult life. At one time I was asked if I was going to audition for ZZ Top, I had grown it that long. Now days I'm a little more moderate! That's me on the right!

Yeah!

That's my oldest son.

jack404 · 08-27-2010, 08:38 AM

nice looking pair of men

i suppose glasses will be the next addition for me too.. ( just for reading , shooting i'm fine with TTL!!!)

carver · 08-27-2010, 10:24 AM

I do have a little problem with distance, but not enough to make shooting a problem. I need the glasses to read though! I take them off when shooting, the bi-focals get in the way.

red14 · 08-27-2010, 10:52 AM

Alright, I'll tell you what to do,

Keep a Fu Manchu, but keep it long and wide.
Every three days or so, trim it, a little bit.

After the fourth or fifth time, you'll see it
shape up.

gdmoody · 08-27-2010, 11:29 AM

I, personally, love the look of that coat.

It makes me think of what people wore 150 years ago to stay warm.

red14 · 08-27-2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdmoody

I, personally, love the look of that coat.

It makes me think of what people wore 150 years ago to stay warm.

Yeah, I like the coat. He looks like a trapper
on the Ohio river 1700-1800.

Just One Shot · 08-27-2010, 12:02 PM

If you like the beard then go with the beard. Why worry about other peoples opinion?

johnlives4christ · 08-27-2010, 04:01 PM

beard

ofitg · 08-27-2010, 04:23 PM

The way Moslems are taking over the world, beards might be mandatory pretty soon...

TheGunClinger · 08-27-2010, 04:40 PM

Beard for sure. I recently grew a goatee and was subjected to ribbing from my friends. They would say stuff like "Looks like you're trying to cultivate on your face what I grow wild on my ***". I think you get the picture. Had a stache since I was 16.

Bobitis · 08-27-2010, 05:36 PM

Love the duster - and keep the beard.

Same here GunCligger, cept I was 14. Never shaved it since.

JLA · 08-27-2010, 05:50 PM

Beard fits you better jack...

Im startin on my winter coat as well.

Bobitis · 08-27-2010, 05:52 PM

It's ok Josh, give it a couple decades.

08-26-2010, 11:08 PM	#1
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	to Beard or not to Beard? ok winters back ( i hope) is broken and looking forward to warm weather here soon ( winter here in the southern hemisphere ) so what you think suits better ? beard ( like i am sporting today) or clean shaven ?? i like the beard actually , but everyone says clean shaved is better , maybe cause they know me clean shaved all my life pic taken last week at my shack and a insert from ANZAC Day last year ( and yes i've put on about 30 lbs but needed too eh) Attached Images -->

08-26-2010, 11:14 PM	#2
red14 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N FLA Posts: 3,914	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? The beard makes you look more like Sean O'Connery, and just the mustache makes you look more like Sir Alec Guiness. So it's your choice But I'd ask your lady friend if I was you. __________________ I never argue, I state my opinion, and support my position.

08-26-2010, 11:18 PM	#3
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Beard for sure, that is my vote. __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<

08-26-2010, 11:58 PM	#4
Kieran McCaig Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: canada Posts: 1,469	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? go in between with a goatee. __________________ My 2 cents worth is only.183 with exc hange.

08-27-2010, 12:23 AM	#6
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? oh no... the girlies got hooked on the idea of a goatee .. and no 'stashe!!!! i've had the 'stashe 15 years !!!!! i've started a bad thing here i think .. must remember post this stuff so the girly cant see it over my shoulder and her comment on making the hat permanent to tuck my ears in ... sheeesh Last edited by jack404; 08-27-2010 at 12:24 AM..

08-27-2010, 12:59 AM	#7
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,343	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? The beard looks really good. I quit shaving on July 4 so I have about two months worth of growth on my face. I have more hair on my face than I do on my head!! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant) Last edited by gdmoody; 08-27-2010 at 01:06 AM.. Reason: spelling

08-27-2010, 01:03 AM	#8
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? same story here too , dang cold on the noggin

08-27-2010, 07:07 AM	#9
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Beard. But then, everyone has different ideas, eh? __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...."

08-27-2010, 07:12 AM	#10
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? yes indeedy took the girly out tonight and got a bag full of idea's from ALL over the place nothing humanly possible but lots of idea's eh just wish i could grow one on top to replace what i've lost the past few years

08-27-2010, 07:28 AM	#11
ghrit V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Endless Mountains, PA Posts: 89	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Beard. (But get rid of the pink coat, it sends a bad message.) __________________ .30-06 - Billions served There are two kinds of ships. Submarines and targets. www.survivalmonkey.com

08-27-2010, 07:54 AM	#12
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? get rid of the pink coat ? never seen a real oil skin huh ?? thats ok .. not many folks have.. its all colours and dyes now , no protection this is the fore runner of a "dry as a bone" coat without the tobacco staining to the colour to make em dark ( just the whale oil no tobacco in this one , real sperm whale oil too) water proof , warm and soft , i'll keep the coat... cheers

08-27-2010, 08:09 AM	#13
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Personally, I think you look 10 years younger with the beard. Take off another 10 years with a little "Just for Men". I have worn a beard most of my adult life. At one time I was asked if I was going to audition for ZZ Top, I had grown it that long. Now days I'm a little more moderate! That's me on the right! Yeah! That's my oldest son. Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

08-27-2010, 08:38 AM	#14
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? nice looking pair of men i suppose glasses will be the next addition for me too.. ( just for reading , shooting i'm fine with TTL!!!)

08-27-2010, 10:24 AM	#15
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? I do have a little problem with distance, but not enough to make shooting a problem. I need the glasses to read though! I take them off when shooting, the bi-focals get in the way. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

08-27-2010, 10:52 AM	#16
red14 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N FLA Posts: 3,914	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Alright, I'll tell you what to do, Keep a Fu Manchu, but keep it long and wide. Every three days or so, trim it, *a little bit. After the fourth or fifth time, you'll see it shape up. __________________ I never argue, I state my opinion,* and support my position.**

08-27-2010, 11:29 AM	#17
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,343	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? I, personally, love the look of that coat. It makes me think of what people wore 150 years ago to stay warm. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

08-27-2010, 12:02 PM	#19
Just One Shot V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 432	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? If you like the beard then go with the beard. Why worry about other peoples opinion?

08-27-2010, 04:01 PM	#20
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? beard

08-27-2010, 04:23 PM	#21
ofitg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,447	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? The way Moslems are taking over the world, beards might be mandatory pretty soon...

08-27-2010, 04:40 PM	#22
TheGunClinger Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SW Florida Contributor Posts: 2,383	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Beard for sure. I recently grew a goatee and was subjected to ribbing from my friends. They would say stuff like "Looks like you're trying to cultivate on your face what I grow wild on my *". I think you get the picture. Had a stache since I was 16. __________________ New England Patriots Rule Next year.**

08-27-2010, 05:36 PM	#23
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Love the duster - and keep the beard. Same here GunCligger, cept I was 14. Never shaved it since. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all Last edited by Bobitis; 08-27-2010 at 05:38 PM..

08-27-2010, 05:50 PM	#24
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,320	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? Beard fits you better jack... Im startin on my winter coat as well. Attached Images __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

08-27-2010, 05:52 PM	#25
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: to Beard or not to Beard? It's ok Josh, give it a couple decades. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all