Slate

Shotgun Slot 4 · Slate since 1.8 unverified

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Stats

Cost$313

Damage 207

Muzzle velocity 425 m/s

Rate of fire 23 rpm

Drop range 25 m

Reload 9.6 s

Capacity 5

Reserve 12

🎯 Traits for this gun

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: 💥 Shotguns (#3) · 🪓 Melee

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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.

Slate

🔗

base$313slot 4since 1.8

All stats

Cost	$313
Slots	4
Ammo type	Shells
Damage	207
Rate of fire	23 rpm
Cycle time	1 s
Muzzle velocity	425 m/s
Drop range	25 m
Reload	9.6 s
Capacity	5+1
Reserve	12
Spread	30
Sway	77
Vertical recoil	26
Melee damage	27
Heavy melee	54
Stamina cost	25

Slate Riposte

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$323slot 4since 1.13

Modified with a long bladed saber.

⚖ Compare with base

Cost $313 → $323 ▼
Melee damage 27 → 82 ▲
Heavy melee 54 → 168 ▲

All stats

Cost	$323
Slots	4
Ammo type	Shells
Damage	207
Rate of fire	23 rpm
Cycle time	1 s
Muzzle velocity	425 m/s
Drop range	25 m
Reload	9.6 s
Capacity	5+1
Reserve	12
Spread	30
Sway	77
Vertical recoil	26
Melee damage	82
Heavy melee	168
Stamina cost	25

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

Ammo & stat changes

Compatible ammo: Penny Shot Ammo Slug

Pick an ammo type — see how the stats change.

Damage

207

Velocity

425

Range

Change direction per wiki.gg (exact % mostly unpublished; HV = −5% damage).

Patch history

Changed in 9 patches · ▲ 7 buffs · ▼ 5 nerfs · last — Update 2.8.1 (2026-07-01)

Update 2.8.1 2026-07-01
- ammo, buff: Slate extra ammo increased from 6 to 12
- price, buff: Slate price reduced from 333 Hunt Dollars to 313 Hunt Dollars
Update 2.8 2026-06-09 · Road to Hell
- other, neutral: Slate slot size changed from Large to 4
Update 2.0 Hunt: Showdown 1896
- rename, neutral: Winfield 1893 Slate renamed to Slate
- damage, neutral: Bullet Drop added, replacing Effective Range
- damage, buff: Shotgun maximum travel distance increased to 100m
- damage, buff: Shotgun spread narrowed, and damage slightly increased
- handling, nerf: Slugs now always have minor spread deviation when fired
Update 1.15 Hunt: Showdown
- visual, neutral: Winfield 1893 Slate gunshot audio tweaked to be more in line with other shotguns
- unlock, neutral: All base weapons now unlock at Bloodline Rank 1
Update 1.13 Hunt: Showdown
- damage, buff: Increased base damage for all shotguns against Hives and Armoreds

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Update 1.10 2022-10-12
- unlock, neutral: Winfield 1893 Slate unlock moved from Bloodline Rank 48 to 65
- price, nerf: Winfield 1893 Slate price increased from 250 Hunt Dollars to 333 Hunt Dollars
- price, buff: Slug price reduced from 200 Hunt Dollars to 130 Hunt Dollars
Update 1.9 2022-07-13
- ammo, nerf: Winfield 1893 Slate Slug extra ammo reduced from 6 to 4
- damage, nerf: Slugs in medium-barrel shotguns now have slightly stronger damage dropoff compared to long barrel shotguns
- damage, nerf: Slug damage to lower body and limbs slightly reduced
Update 1.8.1 Hunt: Showdown
- unlock, neutral: Winfield 1893 Slate is now unlocked at Bloodline Rank 48
- price, buff: Winfield 1893 Slate price reduced from 300 Hunt Dollars to 250 Hunt Dollars
Traitor's Moon Event Hunt: Showdown
- added, neutral: Winfield 1893 Slate added for 300 Hunt Dollars (Event unlock) with Penny Shot and Slug 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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