Hey folks, this is my first ever post in DayZ forum even though I've been playing DayZ even before standalone was released.
Being military veteran and firearms/gear enthusiast I always appreciated effort Bohemia put into that aspect of the game.
So here are a few of my suggestions:
Since most gear in the game has duality of NATO and Soviet/Russian gear, why don't we expand that into the nightvision as well? have white phosphor dual tube night vision like PVS-31 or ANVS-6/9 be the top tier loot only available to the most dedicated folks (toxic zones/bunker) and have Russian PNV-10T as the more common yet less effective counterpart. Basically lower resolution green phosphor image with narrow field of view. That certainly would make more sense then the vintage Israeli Type 5151 night vision currently in the game.
Another thing. Why can't players load .380 ACP ammo into 9mm pistols? yes it wouldn't cycle and cause a malfunction every time you fire but in a pinch that would be better then being unarmed. especially how common .380 ammo boxes and unloaded Glocks are in the game.