That's for sure---besides, he'd have one hell of a time gettin' a chinstrap over that beard!!LOLOLOL
PS: You seen that Remington 783? Looks pretty similar to the Ruger American, but I think it costs more. For my money I'd still go with the American, I have 2 older Ruger 77's and they are tack drivers at LONG distances(both are mid to late '70's)