Weapon graphics loading time

When I enter a new map, every time I switch to a weapon for the first time, the client hangs for a second. This happens for all weapon models. But once the weapon model is loaded, it doesn't hang when I switch to it the next time.

It's a known problem check this link for possible solutions:

http://www.warsow.net/forum/thread/14522/1

Thanks, looks like gl_ext_generate_mipmap 0 should fix it. I should have read through the forums first. Wouldn't mind if a mod deletes this thread :)