Somewhat disappointed with these. They were somewhat narrow in the width, and too much room for the toes to slosh around. Given that they are almost as heavy as my military boots with steel toes in them, I was constantly trying to keep them tight. Perhaps this is just a break in period?<br /><br />They do feel and appear to be good in quality but a tad bit too stiff... again, perhaps it needs to go through the break in stage a bit longer.<br /><br />I cannot say if I would recommend a smaller size, as the width is narrow, but maybe double socks for the first few times wearing them?