Did you chamber it? You can't currently use magazines when a gun is chambered

I'm not sure why it sometimes carries over to new lives but if it is a constant shake/twitch it is a status called pain. Try taking painkillers.

And on topic... I do agree that some civilian loot should be improved, but remember that most military clothing can actually be found in civilian areas. Fire station and wrecked V3S come to mind

I think you guys are going to like .55
@LuisCyphre Just got off the Experimental and zombies are a whole new animal now. They are effected by noise and a line of sight, not some magic radar perimeter like in stable. Also in Exp they aren't currently making that tell tale scream when they aggro onto a player. Their attacks are MUCH wider in arc and higher in damage (at least to your clothing). They also appear to be quite a bit tougher to take down, some zombies taking anywhere from 3-5 fire axe body hits to die. Oh and they attack faster...

Admittedly I am one of those military gear whores you guys are talking about. And after coming from a northern sweep of Pavlovo MB and NWAF my Gorka pants and jacket were ruined by the time I got to Pustoshka/Sosnovka and my Gorka helmet with visor was badly damaged. I was even using the pump shotgun in my hands to deal with zombies the whole way there. They are very sneaky now and only seem to display an aggro indicator when they aggro off of another zombie (even then I don't recall this happened every time)

The whole strategy of "oh hey there's a zombie I'm gonna go dodge its attacks and bonk it with a melee weapon with little to no fear of repercussion" is in decline on .55