I did find lots of cookware in weird places, like the top of the Fire station on the roof in Elektro. Cooking tripod was there...

It has been rather beautiful out there...

I have had similar issue, however, the magazine does not appear anywhere once take off of the weapon, it will let me place it back into my gun using the hotkey. This shows that I have a clip in the weapon, and a clip in inventory, but as soon as I select the clip in inventory to load ammo, it disappears from inventory and weapon.

Fast meaning aggressiveness and speed of contact with player. They are like a shark, and on you immediately. I do agree that you cannot hear them, they are very stealthy. Which I could be that stealthy. Ha ha.