Marathon

Compact Slot 4 · Winchester 1873 since 1.16 unverified

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Stats

Cost$68

Damage 113

Muzzle velocity 430 m/s

Rate of fire 31 rpm

Drop range 140 m

Reload 19.2 s

Capacity 15

Reserve 24

🎯 Traits for this gun

Bulletgrubber 4 pts Partial reloads no longer waste the chambered round — you run out of ammo later.
Iron Eye 3 pts You stay in iron sights between shots — no losing the target while you cycle the action.

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🏆 In lists: 💰 Under $100 (#4) · 👁 Iron sights

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Variants (2)

Prices and stats — huntshowdown.wiki.gg; ▲ better, ▼ worse than the base model.
All variants take the same ammo — see below.

Marathon

🔗

base$68slot 4since 1.16

All stats

Cost	$68
Slots	4
Ammo type	Compact
Damage	113
Rate of fire	31 rpm
Cycle time	1 s
Muzzle velocity	430 m/s
Drop range	140 m
Reload	19.2 s
Capacity	15+1
Reserve	24
Spread	15
Sway	77
Vertical recoil	7
Melee damage	27
Heavy melee	54
Stamina cost	25

Marathon Swift

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$95slot 4since 1.16

⚖ Compare with base

Cost $68 → $95 ▼
Rate of fire 31 → 45 ▲
Reload 19.2 → 10 s ▲

All stats

Cost	$95
Slots	4
Ammo type	Compact
Damage	113
Rate of fire	45 rpm
Cycle time	1 s
Muzzle velocity	430 m/s
Drop range	140 m
Reload	10 s
Capacity	15+1
Reserve	24
Spread	15
Sway	77
Vertical recoil	7
Melee damage	27
Heavy melee	54
Stamina cost	25

Variant data: huntshowdown.wiki.gg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · translation — showdown.com.ua

Ammo & stat changes

Compatible ammo: FMJ Ammo High Velocity Ammo Incendiary Ammo Poison Ammo

Pick an ammo type — see how the stats change.

Damage

113

Velocity

430

Range

140

Change direction per wiki.gg (exact % mostly unpublished; HV = −5% damage).

Patch history

Changed in 7 patches · ▲ 6 buffs · ▼ 1 nerf · last — Update 2.8 (2026-06-09)

Update 2.8 2026-06-09 · Road to Hell
- other, neutral: Marathon slot size changed from Large to 4
Update 2.4 2025-06-18
- damage, buff: Minimum rifle damage to the upper torso at any range is now 50
- damage, buff: Minimum rifle damage to the torso at any range is now 50
- damage, buff: Minimum rifle and pistol damage to limbs at any range is now 25
Update 2.0.2 Hunt: Showdown 1896
- unlock, neutral: Marathon High Velocity and Incendiary Ammo is now unlocked at Bloodline Rank 1
Scorched Earth Event Hunt: Showdown 1896
- added, neutral: Added High Velocity and Incendiary Custom Ammo (Event unlock) to the Marathon family
Update 2.0 Hunt: Showdown 1896
- rename, neutral: Caldwell Marathon renamed to Marathon
- damage, neutral: Bullet Drop added, replacing Effective Range as headshots are now always lethal
- damage, buff: Damage falloff adjusted to retain more damage over distance
- damage, buff: Minimum damage to the upper torso at any range is now 25
- damage, neutral: Maximum bullet distance normalized to 500m
- handling, nerf: FMJ Ammo recoil increased

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Update 1.16.1 Hunt: Showdown
- unlock, buff: Caldwell Marathon now unlocked at Bloodline Rank 1
Desolation's Wake Event Hunt: Showdown
- added, neutral: Caldwell Marathon added for 68 Hunt Dollars (Event unlock) with Full Metal Jacket and Poison Custom Ammo

Patch history: huntshowdown.wiki.gg (Update History), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ukrainian translation — showdown.com.ua, CC BY-SA 4.0 · all patches

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