Hunt: Desolation’s Wake Preview of the New Caldwell Marathon

Desolation’s Wake, the newest slated event for Hunt: Showdown, has announced its second weapon. The Caldwell Marathon is a pump-action rifle, and it appears to use medium ammo. We already looked at the Mako 1895 Carbine, now it’s time to look at the Caldwell Marathon.

The Caldwell Marathon’s Resemblance to the Colt Lightning Carbine

The Caldwell Marathon bears a striking resemblance to the real-world Colt Lightning Carbine. The action seems similar, and the shape of the stock is very reminiscent. With the gun being modeled in physicality and spirit, it is safe to assume its mechanics will function similarly to its real-world counterpart. Take a look at some of the specs on the Colt Lighting:

An interesting fact comes up around the 7-minute mark when it is discussed about a flaw in its action potentially cutting your hand from a miss-grip. I do, however, find it unlikely that we will see our hunters taking bleed damage from a misfire.

As seen above, we can see the action is very similar, as well as the pump, trigger, and stock. Being that this is such a cool and borderline obscure piece of kit for the era, it is a welcome new addition to Hunt. Additionally, the pump action will certainly make for more interesting and satisfying kill montages. I am certainly excited to try it out.

A Preview Of It In Action

In Desolation's Wake, we're introducing two all-new gun families.

The Mako Carbine and Caldwell Marathon will be making their first appearances and bringing a number of variations with them for you to enjoy and destroy with! Take a look-see! pic.twitter.com/KBWUDJ2D9y

— Hunt: Showdown (@HuntShowdown) March 1, 2024

This video shows both the newly announced firearms in action. It even has revealed an Aperature variant previously unknown for the Mako 1895 Carbine.

The Caldwell Marathon Announcement Tweet

I discovered the announcement of this via their official Twitter. This weapon was announced just one day after the official event trailer was released. It is already looking to be quite an exciting release with Desolation’s Wake.

The latest line of Caldwell firearms has arrived!

The Caldwell Marathon is a brand new pump-action rifle. It is fast-firing and performs best at mid-range, with a slightly reduced flexibility due to its reloading capabilities. 🎯 pic.twitter.com/B8fsVrbW2R

— Hunt: Showdown (@HuntShowdown) February 29, 2024

Caldwell Marathon on Reddit

While I do encourage commenting here on the site, there is nowhere to get your praise shot down and your hate upvoted like Reddit. Or sometimes the opposite, it all depends on the meta-game that day on Reddit.

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