Not the first time I have "heard" this about Costco.
I use Air Pod Pro Gen 2s for streaming and only use the hearing aids for meetings, get togethers, hunting and conversations. Mine also came with a rechargeable case, while traveling I have used them for up to 12hrs at a stretch.
Some tips, don't stream music thru them, you'll find yourself struggling to hear conversations. Buy extra wax guards, change them anytime you think things sound muted and try several different ear domes, some have single vent, some have dual vents, different sizes and your ears will tell you...
Out of the ones you listed Franchi Affinity, made along side the Benelli in Italy, fit and finish will be better than the Mossberg, Winchester and probably the Weatherby.
Everything comes out of the front of the action for cleaning, the only time you would need to remove the buttstock would be...
Get some mule hide and cut out the stencils, sand blast and then use weatherstrip adhesive on the stickers, you'll hate the removal process. Second option is to have a cabinet shop route you a piece of plastic from a cutting board to apply the stickers to and then attach the plates to the hull.
I don't think they are dying, the diehard Weatherby clientele is getting older and more likely to hunt and not post online. The new guy with the Creedmoor, ARC or the PRC is more likely to post online.
You are just seeing the push of technology allowing for the younger generation to be...
Never said anything about them being paid, there are people who push all sorts of things and have people hang on their every word as the gospel, quit relying on them to "tell" you what you need and get out there and by process of elimination figure out what works for you.
2020 F150 5.0 10R80 transmission 98,000 kiles
List of problems:
Sounds like it has a rattle all the time
1qt oil consumption at 2500ish miles regardless of how it's driven, at the qt back and it will be gone again in 2500ish miles
Hard shifts from 7 - 8
Hard downshifts
Hard upshifts on first...
If you stay with the detachable magazine, the rail is fantastic, switch to the BDL style bottom metal and it's a pain to load and unload.
The Outer Impact fit great, no complaints. I ended up with the Burris split steel bases and Weaver style rings for ease of use.
Fierce turns out a rifle without rifling, yet Weatherby is circling the drain.
Nosler, no bullets or readily available ammo
Federal, large swaths of product lines unavailable
Christensen, where to start
Remington, can't build a copy of the rifle that made them famous while other companies...
Alamo Precision Rifles Hunter stock, short action, bedded to a Defiance Anti-X with pillars, Proof Sendero Lite barrel contour, APR BDL bottom metal with a new Wyatt's MBE-5 extended mag box for standard short action calibers. 3" internal length. Front picatinny forend rail, screws included...
The one arrived and initial test shows it's going to be fine.
Would still take several of the T-Plex Turion scopes if anyone wants to part with theirs.