So I had to find the best solution for that.
And I found it: a mini-mod!

http://hopeless2.net/hopeless2-retro.html
In this first release you got 5 weapons back:
Colt-45 (instead of Desert Eagle)
M-16 (instead of AK-47)
BAR (instead of M-249)
Dragunov (instead of M-14)
M-82 (instead of AW-50)
This month you'll get more!
The main game and this mini-mod access the same database, maps & camps.
So you won't miss any of your friends (or enemies

