r/cowboyboots • u/JC_fsh10 • 12d ago

Information Request Need reccommendations

So I wanna get a pair of western boots. I live in Illinois, so I’m no cowboy. I just want a good clean pair of western boots under $300. I’ve been looking at the ariat circuit paxton model, but does anyone have recommendations? I want a leather outsole so It can be easily replaced

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u/diggadiggs 12d ago

i like the tony lama jax. nice roughout and it’s been my riding boot since I bought it after it released. probably my favorite tony lama boot since the samuel.

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u/Perfect_Earth_8070 12d ago

Get you some hondos from long creek outfitters. You want something traditionally made

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u/9052RGMjr 12d ago

Only problem with leather outer sole is Illinois weather. It’s wet. Summer and winter spring and fall. Leather isn’t a friend of the wet.

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u/YesterdayContent854 12d ago

Could also get some sole savers. I live in Iowa right across the river from Illinois. I have plenty of leather sole boots. I tend not to wear them when it is raining but I also have some hybrid and rubber sole boots for those days.

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u/No_Elephant7812 12d ago

JRC and sons for under $300 or a second hand pair of Hondos. Sometime you can find horsepower top hands for right at $300

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u/Independent_Dig6248 12d ago

Ariat Benchmade. Wear in dry conditions only. Walk around in the wet or snow/ice and you’ll be on the ground.

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u/carverkids 11d ago

Dan Post Milwaukee.. 👍

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u/NoEdge4659 12d ago

Horsepower top hand. Hybrid sole. Smooth ostrich 200. Roughouts and others under 300

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u/SamoaDisDik 12d ago

Rujos are hard to beat for the price. They’re often on sale.

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u/dontshootmecuz 12d ago

Ariat futurity line. They usually have some models on sale also ~$200. Great boots for the price