hey mossbergman11,I'm not a big fan of the marlin 22lr semi-auto's,but the marlin 25mn is a very good 22magnum rifle,it will be hard to find anything any better for the amount of money,if you want a tube fed gun I think it's the model 783 marlin it also is an excellent choice,I haven't owned on of the savages yet so I can't comment on them,but savage has a good reputation,the marlin bolt actions that I've owned were very good shooters,you can knock a squirrels head off at 75-100 yards with a decent scope with one,I used one for several years and had no problems with it,it was a 25mn.I saw one at walmart last week for about $179 that would leave a little money for ammo,now you can get a lot of different bullets for the 22mag now they even got ballistic tips for them,good luck I guess you decided not to get a 22lr.good luck.