Hmm... I did try setting cl_gun to 0 and setting hand to 2 (both of which makes the gun invisible) to see what would happen, though it still resets after I die. Am I looking at the wrong commands? Also, when I manually edit the fov value in config.cfg, it will reset it back to 90 in that text file, so it's resetting my changes not only in-game but in my config as well. Very strange.
Okay, I added cl_gun "0" to autoexec as well as fov "120". The weird thing is, cl_gun 0 works fine, so the gun doesn't draw - but the fov doesn't change. I tried adding "set" before fov as well, but it doesn't seem to change that way either. Seems strange that one cmd works properly but the other doesn't.
Wait, I got it working now. I was testing it offline through a shortcut and it turns out that going online made the settings work properly. Thanks, and sorry for any hassle I may have caused.
I'm hoping tonight I can play some. Last night was .... "busy."