I just started playing Quake 2 (again) with the Berserker mod and the same thing was happening to me on 1920 x 1080 resolution with every weapon even in the normal game, so i made a thread about it [quakegate.ru] on their forum. For Quake 2 I can't recommend anything other than Quake 2 Evolved. I have the Berserker mod installed and boy does it look great.