diff --git a/source/src/command.cpp b/source/src/command.cpp
index 6d8ffd70..57cffac3 100644
--- a/source/src/command.cpp
+++ b/source/src/command.cpp
@@ -328,4 +328,5 @@ int gt(int a, int b)    { return (int)(a>b); };  COMMANDN(>, gt, ARG_2EXP);
 
 int strcmpa(char *a, char *b) { return strcmp(a,b)==0; };  COMMANDN(strcmp, strcmpa, ARG_2EST);
 
-int rndn(int a)    { return a>0 ? rnd(a) : 0; };  COMMANDN(rnd, rndn, ARG_1EXP);
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+int rndn(int a)    { return a>0 ? rnd(a) : 0; };  COMMANDN(rnd, rndn, ARG_1EXP);
+
diff --git a/source/src/hudgun.cpp b/source/src/hudgun.cpp
index b37facf2..e14c60a1 100644
--- a/source/src/hudgun.cpp
+++ b/source/src/hudgun.cpp
@@ -127,4 +127,12 @@ void renderhudgun()
     };
 };
 
+void preload_hudguns()
+{
+    loopi(NUMGUNS)
+    {
+        s_sprintfd(path)("weapons/%s", hudgunnames[i]);
+        loadmodel(path);
+    };
+};
 
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 32acf271..0eb8c965 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ extern void rendermodel(char *mdl, int anim, int tex, float rad, float x, float
 extern mapmodelinfo &getmminfo(int i);
 extern int findanim(const char *name);
 extern void loadskin(const char *dir, const char *altdir, Texture *&skin, model *m);
+extern model *loadmodel(const char *name, int i = -1);
 extern void preload_hudguns();
 extern void preload_mapmodels();
 
diff --git a/source/src/rendermodel.cpp b/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
index cda1f50f..c98f06d9 100644
--- a/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ COMMAND(mapmodelreset, ARG_NONE);
 
 hashtable<const char *, model *> mdllookup;
 
-model *loadmodel(const char *name, int i = -1)
+model *loadmodel(const char *name, int i)
 {
     if(!name)
     {
@@ -159,8 +159,3 @@ void preload_mapmodels()
     };
 };
 
-extern void renderhudgun(int gun, int lastaction, int index = 0);
-void preload_hudguns()
-{
-    loopi(NUMGUNS) renderhudgun(i, 0);
-}
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