Actually I don't believe brownings have ever been made in the US. Browning is simply the name of the best gun designer in history. When he couldn't get a good deal from a US gun maker on the A-5 he went over sea's and opened his own company.

Most guns in the market right now are imports of some sort or another. And a lot of them come from the same places actually.

My opinion is they are both good guns, but the browning will probably have the better fit and finnish and be prettier to look at. Providing you like brownings.

I would also suggest a Savage if you are on a budget. Not the prettiest guns but they are very functional and accurate.

Paul