As to either wood or synthetic,if you are the normal hunter who might get caught in the rain for a while,wood and blue is fine.If you are the kind that will hunt all day in pouring rain,and spend days in the back country in a tent,I would choose stainless and synthetic.It's not that stainless won't rust under thoes conditions,it's that it won't rust as much and can more easily be cleaned up again and the synthetic is obviously impervious.

Since weight isn't a big concern,I would take a hard look at a new FN produced Winchester.Basically though,a Winchester,Savage,Remington or Browning would serve well.Handle them first and base your decision on what looks and feels best to you.