Jack,
The Winchester 76 will be much more expensive than the Marlin. You'll have to pay at about $1300 for it, which means I'd guess you'll have to pay about $500 or $600 difference to get it. I'd love to have one also, but opted for a Marlin 336 Cowboy in 38-55 just because it was so much less money. While Marlin has discontinued the 38-55 chambering, there are still a lot of new ones on Gunbroker, etc. I got one for $800 NIB.