2023 and I'm still coming back to these videos. The level of professional presentation is still unrivalled IMO. These days it's all about the flashy and cringe "popular" fads. I miss the mid 2010's of COD and gaming in general.
That's what I do my setup is B23R Extended clip Suppressor Perk 2 greed Secondary gunfighter Lightweight Scavenger Cold blooded Tactical mask 1x concussion grenade
I remember this being my go-to sidearm for sniper builds. It has the power to protect you effectively in most fights, but it was also easy to control due to its burst fire
+Darian Allnutt As a backup weapon, I don't think you should spend three points on improving pistol's effectiveness. Especially because this gun is such a powerful weapon without attachments.
Armin00 Yes, in mw2 the 93R fires at 940rpm with near-zero recoil and has the capability to kill in a single burst at any range; that thing is far superior to the B23R.
Great vid ahoy... However I feel that having fast mags/ extended mags paired with the suppressor provides you with more choices gunfight wise, be it stealth or rushing you can manoeuvre your self better within the map while duel wield limits you severely.. Btw I'm a big fan you helped me in my early days of cod, bo2 was my first ever.
you need long barrel and TAC knife with light weight toughness dexterity and extreme conditioning. put an assault shield as primary but don't use it. I call that setup the OP3R class
If you want shield power, here's a setup Shield Kap-40 or b23r One attachment for the pistol(fast mag is the best for this class setup) One concussion One tomahawk Flak jacket Scavenger Fast hands Tactical mask Done.
Once again Stu, excellent work. I don't even own any of the Call of Duty's anymore, I don't like playing them, yet I am still entertained by your work. Keep it up!
I love this guy. He explains everything single detail well and clearly. Keep up the amazing work and how long does it usually take you to gather all the clips and upload a video?
A great weapon, bringing back good M93R memories... with these guns I can lay waste upon groups of enemies from quite some range, despite their close-range nature.
Stu, this was the best build you've made for the Black Ops 2 weapon Guides, maybe in the whole history of this channel. It was a very smart decision to put Dual Wield, even tough the gun is good with anything or nothing. It was the best secondary before the first patch.
I recently got my hands on Black Ops 2 and I used this pistol for the very first time when I played level 3. I absolutely loved it! My enemies went down in a single burst! And now that I know that it's a Beretta pistol, I have much more respect for it! :-) I can't wait to use this pistol more often! :-)
the b23r is a b2 pistol (as created in the future) but it is a 3 round burst, and thus comes the 3r at the end. This is just like the m93 raficca, it was the m9-3 round burst
Hey Stu, I'm not sure how many people picked up on it, but I for one loved the clever use of the Italian flag calling card for and Italian weapon. Your subtle puns and references never cease to amaze me.
weakestlink20 this and the tac45..ugh. tac45 outguns mp7 if hit all shots in chest. i get a headshot to kill them before they kill me. like this morning i avoided three tac45 deaths with the mp7 by getting kicked up into a headshot.
PSYCHRONIC While sustaining a much faster effective rate of fire. So why do Black Ops 2 pistols commonly beat SMGs in close quarters? Pistols usually take one less bullet to kill than SMGs while supporting good fire rates.
Dang, that class suggestion was almost identical to what I used to use before the B23R Dual nerf, except that I used Hardline to score some more scorestreaks instead of Flak Jacket, relying on the speed to dodge explosions instead. Naturally, that class was not as good capping objectives, but instead it served better keeping enemies off them.
i think i just found something interesting, u should take a look for urself. search the b23r up on google, then search up H&K mk23. it looks like the b23r is a heckler and koch mk23 mixed with a m93r. the reasons being why i think this is, the fact that the b23r looks like nothing berreta would ever make and the fact that they have almost a 100% the same structure. so its more or less just a beretta & H&K gun mixed togther from the future. plz respond if u agree or disagree as i am not too sure, it is just a hypothesis.
Reflex Sight for sure and either with a Silencer or the Long Barrel, after that it takes patience to get those head shots. It's the after head shot challenges you got to worry bout soon.
The B23R has absolutely nothing to do with the M93R. It's literally a direct copy of an WE's silver dragon airsoft pistol. Which is a custom model of the real steal 2011 handgun. Also, folded grip? lolwat? That's a rail, not a grip.
no you dont know what you are talking about. and that is a grip and it doesnt look like a picatinny rail at all. look at pictures of the b23r its a foregrip not a rail. please use your brain before speaking.
Yes, yes I do know what I am talking about. Literally the only similarity between this gun and the M93R is that they're both burst fire pistols. That is it and no. Look up a picture. That is absolutely not a grip, it's a rail. You can clearly see the sharp groves under it. Use your brain before speaking.
then why is there a gap bettween the grip/rail and the trigger guard? thats not normal. but there are a *few* similarites bettween the M93R and the B23R but the B23R more likley resembles a custom M1911 pistol like mentioned in the video. Or hey who knows the underbarrel thing could be a foldable mini fore-grip *AND* a picitinny type rail. oh and sorry about my spelling I know I sound stupid
Guys this could just be in the black ops universe a company that is also Italian that uses raffica as its burst pistol designation. I mean it doesn't have to be a berreta gun,
I don't know about having smoke if you're not playing Domination. If you're playing a killing based game type, then use cuncussions or flashes to give yourself a chance to lessen the range between you and your target to make a cleaner, more efficient kill without any struggle :)
He has his AhoyXbox channel. It's not about standard commentary, but he does Q&A vids and he plays various other games. Other than that he's said he has no plans to get into regular gameplay/commentary work, so tough luck there.
Stu, I know you have been working your tail off, but are done with Retro-Ahoy, you have some very very high quality work over there, I would love to see more!
Stu, this is not a question, but i just want to say, that you are my favorite youtuber. Ill come home after work and just watch your videos. Thnx and keep up the good work
Look at a photo of the WE-Tech Dragon and a screenshot of the B23R, it's pretty clear that the developers took inspiration from the airsoft gun when they designed the ingame weapon.
The B23R may have been introduced in 2023 in relation to the game's chronology, but when I first saw the name, I thought the 2 meant it was based on the 92F, and the 3R meant it was the 93 Raffica.
My only changes I would suggest are a laser sight because It's comes in handy a lot and the B23R actually is decent at mid range so aiming is useful. And also, drop lightweight for blind eye. You're already extremely light so it doesn't matter and the safety of knowing those pesky choppers and such can't hurt you is invaluable.
Now the B23R was one of those guns I enjoyed, though I rarely used it. Usually at pickups, and occasionally in a class, this gun proved useful in the few battles that I used them in.
That's the bacon camo. You don't unlock it via challenges or anything: you have to purchase the 'Bacon Personalization Pack' as a DLC. As far as I know, it's 160 Microsoft Points on the X360.
Stu....Im not sure if anyone has mentioned this but I noticed your voice in recent works has gotten higher and more casual, rather then deep and somewhat menacing since the beginning of the Black ops II weapon guide. Why the change or do you feel you've just relaxed and kept it simple?
Can't wait for Xboxahoy's AN-94 weapon guide loved that AR since BFBC1 to BF3 (i know it's not That way but it's in BF3 c'mon what can you hope more for?)
Driftor did a video that has the dual wield pistols getting a buff in a recent patch the have a longer range then the with longbarrel and increased damage at range taking 1 less shot to kill at range making dual wield the best attachment for any pistol but best on the five seven or tac 45 but still good on b23r but not as a benefit on the kap 40 and the executioner got nerfed with less damage and less accuracy with dual wield like so people can see
You should throw down a montage of all your episodes and the epic streaks you get. You have some nice feeds while showing off all these weapons. Just saying, great video as always.
You do realize that he's also doing attachment guides right? in order to save time he's doing them at the same time as the weapon guides. And yes, I do know that the silencer video went up already, it just means that this is nothing more than old footage he's using
I'm pretty sure he means 2023 since that's the year the game takes place him. He's saying that the gun doesn't exist but it appears to have been introduced in 2023 in the game world.
Due to it aestethically resemneling a1911 over a M93R, Im actually quite surprised you chose the M93R as the ancestor, if you like, of the B23R. I realise the 'B' in B23R likely stands for Beretta, but did you consider simply stating that it was a highly cistomized 1911?
I assumed that this machine pistol is chambered for .45 ACP,given that it mostly resembles the M1911 construction,and it only has 15 rounds in the magazine by default.
If you put a clip between positive and negative of the weapon, I think maybe you should a clip between negative and overall. Maybe a clip showing the negatives with the weapon.
People, the game takes place in 2025, some of the weapons are fictional but based off real weapons (the fhj is the stinger missle launcher, the Pdw57 kind of resembles the fn-p90). The b23r is made in 2023 in the game, it's the 93r in reality or a modified colt m1911, sorry for a lot of typing.
I think I would always use a silencer with pistols. You can't have your red dot showing up so everyone knows where you are. They will confront you in that situation and pistols aren't good with long range gunfights with the other person having the element of surprise.
You could swap out the smoke for a primary. Perhaps a specialised long range weapon, like the snipers, which doesn't need attachments, may be a good choice.
2023 and I'm still coming back to these videos. The level of professional presentation is still unrivalled IMO. These days it's all about the flashy and cringe "popular" fads.
I miss the mid 2010's of COD and gaming in general.
Videos today are just "GUYS!! THIS GUN IS THE NEW META!!"
I often find myself re-watching these videos because they give me an edge and other games as well
Bro needs time to edge
@@alexanderegulation2581 I just edged right now
Edge
Edge? 💀
goddamn autocorrect, i'm betting
He covers videos in order of their unlock.
NerosCinema O SHIT WADDUP
Ohhh I was trying to fig that out lol
Wow before you were big on RUclips
@@sowhazupguy hi 👋
I do sometimes use B23R like a primary...
Userinfinty
Same. I love to dual wield these on small maps 😀
That's what I do my setup is
B23R
Extended clip
Suppressor
Perk 2 greed
Secondary gunfighter
Lightweight
Scavenger
Cold blooded
Tactical mask
1x concussion grenade
Duel wield is rubbish on this gun, it’s awesome aiming at mid range.
me, who has literally made a loadout with this as a primary: *Haha burst pistol go BRRRTT*
B23R is a great weapon but I Love my Five Seven, my friends hate when I use it
Assault shield
B23R
Fast mags
Perk 2 greed
Lightweight
Scavenger and fast hands
Tac. mask
No lethal
Concussion x2
Kieran Milward I'd take off one Concussion and put on the Combat Axe since we have Scavenger to resupply
+SN Aviate i would say
b23r w/dualfield
flakjacket, light weight
scavenger
tacmask
smokegrenade, conclusion
It’s funny how this gun was introduced in 2023 which is the current year lol
imagine if you could get rapid fire
Jo boss or select fire
select fire would be pointless though, the KAP-40 exists. though, rapid fire with assault shield would be a bit op, wouldn't it?
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I have a mod menu on zombies and multiplayer on 360 but only use zombies but I use this paped and unlimited ammo its fucking awesome
Haha B23R goes brrrrrr.
That transition at the end from the live game to the final kill cam was awesome
I remember this being my go-to sidearm for sniper builds. It has the power to protect you effectively in most fights, but it was also easy to control due to its burst fire
The B23R, OMG. My most favorite Pistol. Always my Pistol used to backup with my Sniper Rifles, I use Extended Mags and Tac Knife via 2ndary gunfighter
+Darian Allnutt As a backup weapon, I don't think you should spend three points on improving pistol's effectiveness. Especially because this gun is such a powerful weapon without attachments.
I usually play custom games locally. but yeah, good point :)
@@darianthescorpion1132 same. I love playing with bots
B23R is not a good dual wield weapon because of less damage per shot and no ads
@@paizonedout yeah but aren’t all dual wield weapons weaker? The trade off is you have 2 guns so you can fire faster.
Best Pistol in Bo2 by far.... in my opinion
ZenXth CoD History*
LOL no, this thing pales in comparison to the M93R..
Jorge Corea Lol no
Armin00 Yes, in mw2 the 93R fires at 940rpm with near-zero recoil and has the capability to kill in a single burst at any range; that thing is far superior to the B23R.
Five seven better
I like the new effect where you go from normal and then into final kill cam. nice work
Great vid ahoy... However I feel that having fast mags/ extended mags paired with the suppressor provides you with more choices gunfight wise, be it stealth or rushing you can manoeuvre your self better within the map while duel wield limits you severely.. Btw I'm a big fan you helped me in my early days of cod, bo2 was my first ever.
I only rely on this guy for my weapon classes! His voice is soo cool! He could talk about ANYTHING and make it sound boss!!
Hello from 2023, AKA the year this weapon will supposedly be created!
This gonna be an interesting year...
My GOSH this thing is OP. so much rage.
you need long barrel and TAC knife with light weight toughness dexterity and extreme conditioning. put an assault shield as primary but don't use it. I call that setup the OP3R class
Ha i have the SAME EXACT class but instead i use a tac 45
+Makana Amanonce nice
If you want shield power, here's a setup
Shield
Kap-40 or b23r
One attachment for the pistol(fast mag is the best for this class setup)
One concussion
One tomahawk
Flak jacket
Scavenger
Fast hands
Tactical mask
Done.
I have the same class too. First perk toughness and ghost
I love the end of this video where you merge the gameplay and final killcams. Very nice stu!!
turn on captions, they are almost exactly right, his voice is so clear
You sound like CPT.Price
SKATT3R captain price confirmed.
Maybe his brother
If his balls dropped.
4:40
Rare Call of Duty moment, folks.
no
4:40
Wait did theye kill each other or did he died from the flash gernade?
Arsen YT
they killed each other simultaneously
@@soopcanwastakenOMG XD, wish i had that moment back in bo2
Once again Stu, excellent work. I don't even own any of the Call of Duty's anymore, I don't like playing them, yet I am still entertained by your work. Keep it up!
I love this guy. He explains everything single detail well and clearly. Keep up the amazing work and how long does it usually take you to gather all the clips and upload a video?
A great weapon, bringing back good M93R memories... with these guns I can lay waste upon groups of enemies from quite some range, despite their close-range nature.
"might just burst their bubble." LOL I see what you did there (;
That run at the end was awesome!
You would make a great host for a show on the military channel
Thank you so much for this! Changed my duty career haha
Robocop's gun aka Auto 9
thanks for uploading these videos so regularly
This really helps me in my goal to get every pistol gold. Thanks :D
Stu, this was the best build you've made for the Black Ops 2 weapon Guides, maybe in the whole history of this channel. It was a very smart decision to put Dual Wield, even tough the gun is good with anything or nothing. It was the best secondary before the first patch.
I recently got my hands on Black Ops 2 and I used this pistol for the very first time when I played level 3. I absolutely loved it! My enemies went down in a single burst! And now that I know that it's a Beretta pistol, I have much more respect for it! :-) I can't wait to use this pistol more often! :-)
Love this series btw. Keep up the great work.
It's 2023 now manby we will get it irl..
the b23r is a b2 pistol (as created in the future) but it is a 3 round burst, and thus comes the 3r at the end. This is just like the m93 raficca, it was the m9-3 round burst
2019 nostalgia anyone
@Jonathan Gorgis April fools dude
Yep now 2020
SAS3 Guides crazy man, every single time
@@kcmtmm5326 this channel can't die people will always watch quality content
Hey Stu, I'm not sure how many people picked up on it, but I for one loved the clever use of the Italian flag calling card for and Italian weapon. Your subtle puns and references never cease to amaze me.
This pistol. This goddamn pistol. I hate it with every fiber in my body.
I love it and hate it at the same time.
WiZe EPIC // EPIC4reALz For me, it's a perfect representation of how Black Ops 2's pistols are too powerful. It can easily best any SMG.
weakestlink20 this and the tac45..ugh. tac45 outguns mp7 if hit all shots in chest. i get a headshot to kill them before they kill me. like this morning i avoided three tac45 deaths with the mp7 by getting kicked up into a headshot.
weakestlink20 smgs do fire (most often but not always) the same cal. rounds as pistols
PSYCHRONIC While sustaining a much faster effective rate of fire. So why do Black Ops 2 pistols commonly beat SMGs in close quarters? Pistols usually take one less bullet to kill than SMGs while supporting good fire rates.
Dang, that class suggestion was almost identical to what I used to use before the B23R Dual nerf, except that I used Hardline to score some more scorestreaks instead of Flak Jacket, relying on the speed to dodge explosions instead. Naturally, that class was not as good capping objectives, but instead it served better keeping enemies off them.
i think i just found something interesting, u should take a look for urself. search the b23r up on google, then search up H&K mk23. it looks like the b23r is a heckler and koch mk23 mixed with a m93r. the reasons being why i think this is, the fact that the b23r looks like nothing berreta would ever make and the fact that they have almost a 100% the same structure. so its more or less just a beretta & H&K gun mixed togther from the future.
plz respond if u agree or disagree as i am not too sure, it is just a hypothesis.
u can say its an m93r inside of a slightly modified mk23 body.
Reflex Sight for sure and either with a Silencer or the Long Barrel, after that it takes patience to get those head shots. It's the after head shot challenges you got to worry bout soon.
You sound like captain price. just sayyyan
Thats what I thought also
These videos are the only reason that I play Black Ops 2 anymore... just to try out the classes for each weapon he does a guide for.
The B23R has absolutely nothing to do with the M93R. It's literally a direct copy of an WE's silver dragon airsoft pistol. Which is a custom model of the real steal 2011 handgun. Also, folded grip? lolwat? That's a rail, not a grip.
no you dont know what you are talking about. and that is a grip and it doesnt look like a picatinny rail at all. look at pictures of the b23r its a foregrip not a rail. please use your brain before speaking.
Yes, yes I do know what I am talking about. Literally the only similarity between this gun and the M93R is that they're both burst fire pistols. That is it and no. Look up a picture. That is absolutely not a grip, it's a rail. You can clearly see the sharp groves under it. Use your brain before speaking.
then why is there a gap bettween the grip/rail and the trigger guard? thats not normal. but there are a *few* similarites bettween the M93R and the B23R but the B23R more likley resembles a custom M1911 pistol like mentioned in the video. Or hey who knows the underbarrel thing could be a foldable mini fore-grip *AND* a picitinny type rail. oh and sorry about my spelling I know I sound stupid
Guys this could just be in the black ops universe a company that is also Italian that uses raffica as its burst pistol designation. I mean it doesn't have to be a berreta gun,
It could just be a 2011 m1911 handgun (doublestack) and/or be a modded version of that with selective fire capabilitys
I feel like the Executioner is the best with dual wield. It makes you reload them like they have quick loaders and you get 10 shots to tear faces off.
i never had so much fun using a pistol in COD games. B23R is just amazing
Love the gun with the knife attachment using it as a speed kit running around with the knife out all the time
I don't know about having smoke if you're not playing Domination. If you're playing a killing based game type, then use cuncussions or flashes to give yourself a chance to lessen the range between you and your target to make a cleaner, more efficient kill without any struggle :)
Best pistol in the game without a doubt.
B23r is my favourite pistol
I love how he makes his emblem the logo of the company which makes the gun he is reviewing.
For all you guys wondering what weapons he'll be looking over after the B23R, here you go
FAL OSW
Crossbow
MSMC
Executioner
KSG
xbox ahoy is the only one whose youtube subtitles work for
Stu, you are the only one in the world that can pull off the part rock camo
He has his AhoyXbox channel. It's not about standard commentary, but he does Q&A vids and he plays various other games. Other than that he's said he has no plans to get into regular gameplay/commentary work, so tough luck there.
Finally we're going to have the FAL OSW weapon guide ! Really looking forward to it!
one of the best puns yet stu
This is by far the best pistol in all of the cod games.
Stu, I know you have been working your tail off, but are done with Retro-Ahoy, you have some very very high quality work over there, I would love to see more!
what attachments you use on a b23r? (if u use it)
i use reflex and silencer
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Stu, this is not a question, but i just want to say, that you are my favorite youtuber. Ill come home after work and just watch your videos. Thnx and keep up the good work
Look at a photo of the WE-Tech Dragon and a screenshot of the B23R, it's pretty clear that the developers took inspiration from the airsoft gun when they designed the ingame weapon.
the weapon is clearly a future devivative of the M1911, but with a mid slide compensator and three round burst adaptation
The B23R may have been introduced in 2023 in relation to the game's chronology, but when I first saw the name, I thought the 2 meant it was based on the 92F, and the 3R meant it was the 93 Raffica.
My only changes I would suggest are a laser sight because It's comes in handy a lot and the B23R actually is decent at mid range so aiming is useful. And also, drop lightweight for blind eye. You're already extremely light so it doesn't matter and the safety of knowing those pesky choppers and such can't hurt you is invaluable.
its a 3 round burst version of the m9 from Cod4 and a future version of the m94 raffica from MW2
Now the B23R was one of those guns I enjoyed, though I rarely used it. Usually at pickups, and occasionally in a class, this gun proved useful in the few battles that I used them in.
Nice touch with the Berretta logo.
That's the bacon camo. You don't unlock it via challenges or anything: you have to purchase the 'Bacon Personalization Pack' as a DLC. As far as I know, it's 160 Microsoft Points on the X360.
He covered that topic in one of his bonus videos on his second channel. I believe it was in the Vector episode.
you are a master in BO II man congrat for your series
the B23R is really effective in hardcore as one burst kill especially with long barrel
Stu....Im not sure if anyone has mentioned this but I noticed your voice in recent works has gotten higher and more casual, rather then deep and somewhat menacing since the beginning of the Black ops II weapon guide. Why the change or do you feel you've just relaxed and kept it simple?
Can't wait for Xboxahoy's AN-94 weapon guide loved that AR since BFBC1 to BF3 (i know it's not That way but it's in BF3 c'mon what can you hope more for?)
One of the best three round burst weapons in video games.
The B23R actually is a customized M1911 designed to have a select fire trigger. Unfortunately, it's been designated as a Class III firearm.
Driftor did a video that has the dual wield pistols getting a buff in a recent patch the have a longer range then the with longbarrel and increased damage at range taking 1 less shot to kill at range making dual wield the best attachment for any pistol but best on the five seven or tac 45 but still good on b23r but not as a benefit on the kap 40 and the executioner got nerfed with less damage and less accuracy with dual wield like so people can see
he will do it when the weapon comes up in the roster, usually near the release of the next gen cods.
Nice job on the Beretta insignia, though I personally prefer a good old 1911 over a 92 series for both gaming and I.R.L.
Love the pun and also the last clip was pretty nice.
You should throw down a montage of all your episodes and the epic streaks you get. You have some nice feeds while showing off all these weapons. Just saying, great video as always.
Best way to use the B23R in my opinion is using it with Tactical Knife and Laser Sight. Try it out. Make sure you have you button layout on Default.
additional information: in fact, there is a headshot multiplier of 1,4 on this gun so going for headshots should always make you need 1 less shot :)
You do realize that he's also doing attachment guides right? in order to save time he's doing them at the same time as the weapon guides.
And yes, I do know that the silencer video went up already, it just means that this is nothing more than old footage he's using
Have you ever thought about doing a stat guide for zombies, with the impacts of perks and general zombie information?
I'm pretty sure he means 2023 since that's the year the game takes place him. He's saying that the gun doesn't exist but it appears to have been introduced in 2023 in the game world.
Stu, will ever make a set up video? Where you show us your all of you recording equipment and the rest of your work area.
They're DLC camos.
There are personalization packs available for 160 MSPs, none of the reticules in said packs are very practical.
I prefer Extended Mag on the 23.
Due to it aestethically resemneling a1911 over a M93R, Im actually quite surprised you chose the M93R as the ancestor, if you like, of the B23R. I realise the 'B' in B23R likely stands for Beretta, but did you consider simply stating that it was a highly cistomized 1911?
I assumed that this machine pistol is chambered for .45 ACP,given that it mostly resembles the M1911 construction,and it only has 15 rounds in the magazine by default.
If you put a clip between positive and negative of the weapon, I think maybe you should a clip between negative and overall. Maybe a clip showing the negatives with the weapon.
Yes B203R with dual world is a beast a close range.
People, the game takes place in 2025, some of the weapons are fictional but based off real weapons (the fhj is the stinger missle launcher, the Pdw57 kind of resembles the fn-p90). The b23r is made in 2023 in the game, it's the 93r in reality or a modified colt m1911, sorry for a lot of typing.
I think I would always use a silencer with pistols. You can't have your red dot showing up so everyone knows where you are. They will confront you in that situation and pistols aren't good with long range gunfights with the other person having the element of surprise.
I use the B23R with silencer and fast mags. AWESOME COMBIONATION.
Dat Bacon on B23R looks too damn good.
Hey Stu, dunno if you noticed this, but the B23R also bears quite a resemblance to RoboCop's pistol of choice, which happens to be a modified 93R.
You could swap out the smoke for a primary. Perhaps a specialised long range weapon, like the snipers, which doesn't need attachments, may be a good choice.