I guess I had it mixed up. It's more like you can't get the tall skinny Buckshots anymore so you have to get Bighorns. It's like they took their place when it comes to tall skinnies. I always knew Buckshot Mudders for their Q78s.
I was running 255/85s on my '92 and could only find BFG M/Ts around here. I don't like BFGs on a heavy work truck,so I went with 285/75s. I got some kind of Uniroyals that are are all season but more aggressive like A/Ts. I think they are Laredo AWTs (truck's not here right now). I've had them on there for a good while and they are wearing really well. Price was pretty decent,too.
BTW...what's the reason tires took such a huge jump in price,anyway? I bought these tires in '08 and hadn't looked at tires since. Then,last year I started looking for a set for my '85 Jimmy. WTF?? Prices took a huge jump! I've been buying off road tires for about 35 years and have stayed familiar with the prices and never saw such a jump. I have a set of 12.50/37 SSRs to put on my '72. I got them barely used for $1,000 and they were around $1,200 new just a couple years ago. Now they are over $1,600 at the cheapest places (NTW). They went up $100 a tire. Now 285/75s are over $1,000 a set
