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Thanks fellas. This boot game is savage.

Gentleman! I was wondering if anyone could offer their experience with getting boots stretched.

My conundrum is that I bought a pair of John Lofgren Combat Boots but the width in the toe box is a little more snug than I’d like. I’ve worn them about a dozen times and I’m on the fence between gambling on getting them stretched vs selling them.

Any thoughts from boot stretch veterans would be most appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks very much for all the helpful feedback. I’m a Brannock 9.5. I think if I had gone down a half size to a 9 the fit would be fine. Unfortunately, I went down a full size to an 8.5. I wish I could blame an online retailer but I tried them on in store. They felt snug but I thought that was part of the deal with these boots, ie. that you need to break them in.

Thanks fellas!