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    Iron Heart X Simmons Bilt Horsehide Western Shirt - The Pale Rider - Natural

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    • Pipeboss713P
      Pipeboss713
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      Oh man!
      I see the restock and I’m ready!
      But do I go with a med or large?
      I’m a medium in all things IH basically

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      • goosehdG
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        @Pipeboss713 I went with my normal IH shirt size…UHF's XL - Pale Rider XL.  Almost everything I own is IH XL.

        Hope it helps.

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        • goosehdG
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          @Pipeboss713 Don't forget to send an email to the IH crew if you're looking for something specific size wise.  I have many times and they have always hooked me up.  🙂

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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          • Pipeboss713P
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            @goosehd:

            @Pipeboss713 I went with my normal IH shirt size…UHF's XL - Pale Rider XL.  Almost everything I own is IH XL.

            Hope it helps.

            I went Witt my normal medium
            Even though the measurements are a bit smaller
            I’m hoping that extra little room I have in the mediums will help me here and this will fit perfectly.

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            • Pipeboss713P
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              Went Witt normal size medium
              I’m 5’ 10 155 but I got a thick chest and small waist.
              Shirt is tight on chest but perfect on waist.
              Wondering if I’ll get the stretch I need out of the upper

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              “He who guards his mouth, protects his life”
              Proverbs 13:3

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              • NikN
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                Looks great, such a cool shirt.

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                • goosehdG
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                  @Pipeboss713 i think the fit and sizing is perfect.  This leather is stiff out of the bag and as it softens with time and wear will form to your shape.  In a few months this shirt will look like it was custom made just for you…

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • Pipeboss713P
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                    @goosehd:

                    @Pipeboss713 i think the fit and sizing is perfect.  This leather is stiff out of the bag and as it softens with time and wear will form to your shape.  In a few months this shirt will look like it was custom made just for you…

                    That’s what I’m hoping for
                    Right now everything seems perfect but the shoulders are tight and if I flex my chest I can pop a button open

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                    • KasiK
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                      Button pops..

                      Maybe large was your size..

                      Only time will tell. If medium right for you

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                      Not an admin. Not a mod. But the guy whose fits turn heads and whose name comes up when people ask, “how should this piece fit?” 🖕

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                      • Pipeboss713P
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                        @Kasi:

                        Button pops..

                        Maybe large was your size..

                        Only time will tell. If medium right for you

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                        Agree
                        I talked to a couple others and they said the Same thing about the buttons
                        Should stretch out

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                        “He who guards his mouth, protects his life”
                        Proverbs 13:3

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                        • goosehdG
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                          @Olly what’s your input and experience with this shirt re:sizing and/or button pops?

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            bbrtns
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                            It is horsehide.. horsehide loosens up but doesn't stretch in general (not as much as cowhide)

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                            • goosehdG
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                              @Pipeboss713 My experience is that the shirt did the same for me the first couple of times (2) wearing it re: button's popping.  I'm on my 10/11 wear and I haven't been able to get it pop at all today.

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              • Daniel SanD
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                                I would not expect much stretch.
                                The leather gets softer of course, but if it’s too tight it stays to tight 😬

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                                • NikN
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                                  Good party trick though

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                                  • KasiK
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                                    I have a trick but at your own risk’s
                                    Get a pair of pliers tight the button around the edge that goes inside the cap…

                                    I did it with my cpo shirt work for me

                                    Not to hard.

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                                    Not an admin. Not a mod. But the guy whose fits turn heads and whose name comes up when people ask, “how should this piece fit?” 🖕

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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      I'm trying to save this thread before it runs off the rails:

                                      1. I said the shirt will form to you, not stretch
                                      2. The leather is stiff out of the bag and yes it will soften
                                          A) this is accomplished by wearing and or somehow softening the leather (lotions, water, cremes, etc.)
                                      3. Fit is subjective:  If you feel it's too tight, then it's too tight.
                                      4. The buttons did pop in the beginning, they don't now.  I've worn it for about 10/11 wears.

                                      IMO I think the shirt is perfect, but that's my $0.02.

                                      I'm out…

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        I had the Ezo deerskin western in medium; and felt the only thing I didn’t like is that the chest feels restraining, not even to the extent that I can pop em. So this time around I got the pale baby in large, it’s fitting me like an over shirt, but that’s how I like my shirts, and I feel 100% happy with the fit.

                                        Bottom line is I feel like you need to be comfortable wearing it, otherwise you might end up leaving it in the closet and letting it go at some point at a lower price.

                                        And the guys are right horse leather in general doesn’t open up much.

                                        Just some perspective from another guy.

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                                          @Pipeboss713

                                          Everything said, you are looking great in your fit pics though. I guess you are in for a thinker lol. A couple of more fit pics for your reference. I am 5’10” 165 lbs 40” chest

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                                          • Pipeboss713P
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                                            @Bofex2121345:

                                            @Pipeboss713

                                            Everything said, you are looking great in your fit pics though. I guess you are in for a thinker lol. A couple of more fit pics for your reference. I am 5’10” 165 lbs 40” chest

                                            Gosh that looks awesome.
                                            Thank you for sharing and for the pic
                                            I lift weights myself and im getting close to 160 w/ a 40” chest.
                                            Thinking hard about returning and going for a large.
                                            The medium looks so sharp on me IMO but it’s pretty restricting and I worry if that will loosen up any

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