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Selling my nearly new Buffalo AR leather midsole size 10.

Unfortunately these are to big. Ordered a 9.5 to confirm and they fit perfect.

The Buffalos have maybe 6 hours of wear. Hour or so inside and two dirt trail walks of around 3 miles.

They are in great shape and show minimal wear. The buffalo leather is very tough.

These are $269.99 new.

Thinking $220 shipped. Message me if interested.

Got a pair of AnatomX BFARs (actually ordered 3: 2x black size 10.5 and 11 and one Fudge in 11). Decided to keep the size 11 in Fudge but when I pulled out the left boot, the leather on the toe is all wrinkly by the stitching. This is issue is not found on the the other 5 boots I currently have in my possession. Is this a quality issue and should I exchange it or no? It is noticeable, and especially because I have 3 other pairs to compare it to.

Yes they’re custom, no you can’t get any, and I only have them because a boot bro from discord sent them to me.

As far as I know this is the only pair in existence in my size, so I just got extremely lucky.

My border collie Yote is a fan and very interested in them.

They finally came in! UK 9s, STC last, no toe cap, thermoplastic puff, tyre wedge sole, no speed hooks, no shank, double lasted, leather midsole, and everything brown except for the sole. They’ll take some breaking in and they’re real heavy (heavier than my AR8s) but loving the look.

In case anyone is on the fence about the colour of bronco biscuit. It looks look great in person.

Bronco biscuit isn't available to order in Canada so I went custom. These are the standard African Rangers but I added leather midsoles and olive laces.

The best decision was to eliminate the toe puff. I ordered ARs in the past with the toe puff. I didn't like the look and they hurt the bridge of my foot so had to return.

My pair of fudge ARs don't have the toe puff and there was no break-in period at all. Even with the bronco leather these already feel broken in and there are no pain points. Even with the extra cost I will only order custom going forward to avoid the toe puff (I like the STC last otherwise I may try the barefoot).

\*specs included in final image.

My new summer boot! Still breaking them in . So far very pleased.

I switched to leather laces, more comfortable to tie real tight, as the heel is sloppy at first.

The ashm last is plenty wide for me and looks sleeker. I hope they offer more stock shoes in this last, especially in north America.. Hard to recommend this boot to someone when they'd have to order custom to get the narrow last and pay imports.

Glad I went with the tyre wedge. I have the black tyre wedge on my custom razorbacks.

With the leather midsole & shank its a bottom heavy shoe. I wanted a boot feel thats breathable and sturdy, this checked all the boxes.

I wanted a "Trail Tank" boot. Really rugged, double lasted for winter and water resistance, with no synthetics...all leather. They needed to be recraftable/re-soleable. My plan was to do short hikes in them, yardwork, and for outdoor utility like trail building with my local mountain bike chapter. Weight was not a consideration. I'm new to Jim Green but I've been lurking here for a while and had a feeling their Numzaan or Razorback would be idea. I think the wedge sole, toe cap and leather mid on the 'Zaan won me over.

I was excited to grab these Numzaan Tyre Wedges in bronco leather when they were on sale for $225 earlier this year. The STC last looked ominously wide at first glance at 2E and I worried my lil 9.5C width feet would be swimming but it turns out the upper holds my foot great and my toes can splay out without any loss of control or balance. I got 9 and 9.5 and returned the 9's from my toes hitting the front....true to size 9.5 was perfect.

These boots broke me in, not the other way around. Incredibly stiff leather and midsole. Took me a month to get comfortable in them and the only way I could truly make friends with them was to wrap the laces around my ankle (had to buy 79" laces for that) and forget the top speed hooks completely. But in doing that they are absurdly comfortable now. I love the character this Bronco is getting with just regular brushing and wipedowns.

I beat the hell out of them hiking my favorite rugged trout fishing water as you can see from the scarring all over them. 4 total miles of scrambling over boulders, crushing the toes of the boots while kneeling, wedging my feet in between rocks and dunking them a couple times for up to a minute. I had treated them ahead of time with Montana Pitch Blend waterproofing and it did exactly what it said it would on the can. Aside from the break-in, they are heavy as shit so if you're keeping hikes under 6-8 miles you're probably fine but beyond that, I bet they'll wear you down. I doubt they'd be comfortable above 85°, I have trail runners for that but in 65° temps my feet were perfect with medium wool socks. Super satisfied with my very first Jim Green purchase.

At first, I started with a 9.5 US. Everything was great, except my toes touching the toe box every time I took a step. Switched to a 10 (which is my true to size fit) and they’re spot on. 0 discomfort right out of the box. These boots are probably the most comfortable pair of boots I’ve ever tried on, other than my Ariat work boots. The Bronco Brown will be great for work, and the office as well.

I really struggle to find shoes that fit me, I am an 8-8.5 very wide foot with a very wide toe box. Just received my third pair of Jim green AR leather shank boots after trying two other sizes. My thumb is about where my big toe ends up. They are pretty snug on the sides so idk if I could size down any more than this

I’ve had my ARs for 6 months with pretty average use (not doing anything extreme - 1 short hike, mainly urban setting).

There’s a glaring white substance it appears between the sole and midsole like a glue that’s become really apparent at the front and backs (not the sides) of both boots.

Not sure if this is expected or normal? Do I need to be worried from a construction perspective?

Wanted to see if anyone’s had this experience before. It’s got a peel-able consistency and is glaring white in person which I think detracts from the otherwise beautiful boot it is.

Here's my BFAR safety toes in bronco brown fully broken in after 3 weeks in the job. The first week of breaking in was pretty rough, and where it wanted to bend for the toes it felt like it was crushing my big toe at the joint. Pretty rough but it has finally worked itself out. I'm finding now after long days of work that I don't even want to take them off to take my dog on a walk because they are so comfortable. These are the only safety toe boots I've ever had that don't squeeze my toes together, and I love the flexibility and they fit perfect.

I did notice that the leather came from the factory pretty dry, as well as a lot of posts of their bronco browns lately. I put some leather conditioner on mine, definitely needed it, especially since they are actually being used for work in the elements