gun folding seems mostly fixed

scripts/gun.gd

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ var cycle_count
 @export var audio_empty : Node
 @export var audio_reload : Node
 
-@onready var player = $"../../../../"
-@onready var level_control = $"../../../../../"
+@onready var player = get_tree().current_scene.player
+@onready var level_control = get_tree().current_scene
 @onready var ammo_current
 var rng = RandomNumberGenerator.new()
 var gun_index
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ var ammo_reserve
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
-	start_position = self.position
-	start_rotation = self.rotation
 	random_spread_start = random_spread_amt
 	
 	ammo_current = level_control.ammo_current[gun_index]