Between those two, mostly because of the accutrigger, and the fact that I owned a Marlin bolt action at one time, I would go with the Savage. I don't know about the price difference, or why you particuliarly want a bolt, but for hunting, and being a Walmart gun, I would have to go with a Ruger 10/22 FWIW. I never take a second shot at the same squirrel, but when the need arises for multiple squirrels you can't beat the follow up shots with a semi-auto vs working a bolt. Nothing tells the woods where you are more then working a bolt!