I personally would more than likely go with the Savage. Now I don't honestly know which one is better just that I'd more than likely pick the Savage. I like Marlin and I've had a muzzle loader from them that was one of the better shooting guns I have had but for some reason I'm just not a huge Marlin fan. I don't know. I like them and if I was getting a 30-30 it's probably who I'd go with but I think for a .22 mag I'd go with a Savage over the Marlin.