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.284 - If you know about .284's, you're no amateur and probably a long-range shooter. Anyway, need more information.
What are the main and secondary purposes of the rifle? If it is to hunt or be in nasty weather or even for self-defense, I'd go with the Marlin. The stainless advantage is obvious relative to weather and wiping down, and the ability to reload in a firefight, however unlikely that would be necessary, is way easier with a gate than pulling a tube and taking the rifle completely out of action, as if it were a muzzle loader.
Next - is the issue of caliber related to just these two guns - Marlin in .357 or Henry in .44? Or is there more to it?
With only the information in the OP, the Marlin wins because your buddy has more stuff for it, the ammo will be cheaper and the rifle is lighter, weatherproof and faster to reload. But Henrys are very nice guns and I like supporting 100% American-made products.
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