Whenever I see buy USA only I almost want to puke. I am as red blooded American as the next guy but when I am spending my money I want quality. I own two Beretta shotguns (Italian made) a AL390 auto and a 686 O/U. I also own a Browning Stalker in .270 which was made in Japan and all are quality guns. Besides that I also own eight other guns which were made in the USA. I bought all of them based on what I wanted rather than where they were made. Beretta has been making firearms for 500 years so I guess they have a little experience. If Remington had made a better jamomatic than the 11-87 then maybe I would have considered it.
Back to the original post...Get the Winchester with wood. I have a model 70 which is 35 years old and it is my favorite rifle.