Varialbes on prefab script always null

I have a menu that you can select a weapon from. I assigned some weapon prefabs in a list in the inspector - List<Weapon> weapons; - ( I used Weapon instead of GameObject since then I wouldn't have to attack the performance with GetComponent() ) I am very confused. All the values are assigned on the prefab, but when I try to access them through another script ( The menu script ) it always returns null. It is probably something stupid I have done :) The thing is, I can access variables in the Weapon class, but not in the PlayerWeapon class. PlayerWeapon is accessed through Weapon.weaponInfo

Scipts:

 using UnityEngine;
 
 [System.Serializable]
 public class Weapon : MonoBehaviour {
 
     public ParticleSystem muzzleFlash;
     public GameObject hitEffectPrefab;
     public Sprite weaponIcon;
     public GearType gearType;
     public PlayerWeapon weaponInfo;
 
 }
 
 using UnityEngine;
 
 [System.Serializable]
 public class PlayerWeapon {
 
     public string name = "My Weapon";
 
     public int damage;
     public int ammo;
     public int maxAmmo;
     public float additionalReloadTime;
     public float range;
     public float fireRate;
     public float scopedFOV;
     public float kickback;
 
     public Vector3 offsetPos;
     public Quaternion offsetRot;
 
     public Sprite scopedOverlay;
     public GameObject graphics;
     public AudioClip shootSound;
     public AudioClip reloadSound;
 
     public PlayerWeapon()
     {
         damage = 10;
         maxAmmo = 30;
         ammo = maxAmmo;
         additionalReloadTime = .2f;
         range = 100f;
         fireRate = 10f;
         scopedFOV = 20f;
         kickback = 1f;
     }
 }
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class GearMenu : MonoBehaviour {
 
     public SinglePlayerManager manager;
 
     public GearSlot primaryWeaponSlot;
     public Transform primaryWeaponSelect;
 
     public GameObject gearItem;
 
     public List<Weapon> primaryWeapons;
 
     void Start()
     {
         SelectGear(primaryWeapons[0], GearType.Primary);
     }
 
     public void SelectPrimary()
     {
         primaryWeaponSelect.gameObject.SetActive(true);
 
         foreach(Transform child in primaryWeaponSelect)
         {
             Destroy(child.gameObject);
         }
 
         foreach (Weapon weapon in primaryWeapons)
         {
             GameObject itemGO = Instantiate(gearItem, primaryWeaponSelect);
             GearItem item = itemGO.GetComponent<GearItem>();
 
             item.SetItem(weapon.weaponInfo.name, weapon.weaponIcon, weapon.weaponInfo.graphics, weapon.gearType, this);
         }
     }
 
     public void SelectGear(Weapon _weaponPrefab, GearType _type)
     {
         if (_type == GearType.Primary)
         {
             Weapon _weapon = _weaponPrefab;
             primaryWeaponSlot.SetGear(_weapon.weaponIcon, _weapon.weaponInfo.graphics);
 
             primaryWeaponSelect.gameObject.SetActive(false);
         }
     }
 
     public void Spawn()
     {manager.SpawnPlayer(primaryWeaponSlot.gearPrefab.GetComponent<Weapon>());
     }
 
 }
 
 public enum GearType
 {
     Primary,
     Secondary,
     Grenade
 }