I had one of the originals and loved it for Head End Deploy. Ordered another and got the composite tip. Epoxied Kevlar loop in NC tip. I would prefer the old eye bolt type but you can make it work. At first I drilled a 1/4" hole about 1/2" deep into the composite and considered threading an eye bolt into it along with a dab of JB weld, but then decided to just epoxy in a kevlar loop instead. If your using the NC for HED applications I think you could dill and thread an eyebolt into the tip and not worry about it pulling out as the NC doesn't weight that much. Just my thoughts. I THINK I heard something at Airfest about Wildman working on a 2.5" NC. Maybe it isn't too far into production and he can use some feedback on the tip design?