NAP Endgame Broadhead Test

This head was a pleasant surprise—especially in penetration. Check out my test.

NAP ENDGAME Broadhead Test



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Dang, you beat me to it! Just got my hands on these about a week ago and am currently hunting with them. I really like this head so far.

 

This is a concept I may mess around with if they come out with some heavier options - solely because my current set up is with 200 gr heads and I don't want to mess with additional weights. I like the idea of instead of small bleeders use the ferrule instead, increasing ability to penetrate and really deal with bone.

 

I may be interested if the blade were thicker.
Also in various weights.

 

I agree. If it came in a 125 grain version with the extra weight put into thicker blade, I'd be all over this.

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The guy shot it into a cinder block, through MDF board multiple times, and through more cardboard than just about any other broadhead he's ever tested and the blades held up amazingly well through all of that.

The internet: Not interested unless the blades are thicker and it's heavier.

You guys crack me up.

 

I try to not shoot disposable broadheads. So for me a broadhead that can have the blades sharpened over and over again appeal to me. For example I use tooth of the arrow. In last 3 years I have only damaged 3 past were I feel I would not use for hunting. And only 1 was completely destroyed. I've shot maybe 15 deer in that time and to only completely break one. Well worth the money.

Also I understand what you are saying with this broadhead. It is geared towards a replacement blade style, no need to worry about blade thickness. Just replace after each kill as long as the shafts don't bend. Which it did in the video, so it is a throw away at that point.

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I own this broadhead, and you can remove the blade and resharpen it as many times as you want. The only question would potentially be the titanium tip, which you could touch up with a file if you really needed to. But I don't see shooting it through an animal doing any sort of noticeable damage to it or bending the ferrule. Unless, of course, you plan on shooting it into concrete and then hunting with it.

The point of my comment was that on the Internet, nothing is ever good enough. We seemingly live to find fault in everything these days.

 

The internet is made for complaining! Haha. I'm sure you guys deal with this daily with the show.

I was impressed with it. I figured it was going to do good just with the design. All most any damage I get on broadheads is not from the deer, but when they stick in the ground. I always seem to find a rock buried under ground.

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Fun comments Thanks guys.

 

For me the "if heavier" comment was solely as at this point I have found an arrow total weight that my bow as set up spits wonderfully well and don't want to switch that up or have to add weight is all. This is a head I'll 100% add to a list of fixed heads when people ask me about what heads to use or look into as I love the concept of it.

 

I was kind of looking at it for a traditional bow setup, think it would perform great for that. But also with low poundage bow, that's were my higher grain comments come from. So if you need to add weight to it, why not the blades? The ferrule is already beefy. In the end I will still try it out as is. I'm a sucker for trying new broadheads.

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Another solid head that makes choosing difficult. Liking the tip design.

 

FWIW - I shot a doe with the Endgame this weekend, and it performed flawlessly. 17-yard shot, slightly quartering away. Hit her about four ribs in from the back, exited right behind the opposite shoulder, taking out both lungs and the top of the heart. She made it 50 yards and piled up. Arrow was a complete pass-through and stuck probably 8 inches in the dirt on the other side of her. I'm currently shooting a 550-grain FMJ out of a 70 lb Phase 4. I didn't hit any of the ribs square on but cut half of them both on the entry and exit. There was a considerable spray of blood on impact and a very easy-to-follow blood trail that wasn't needed since she died within sight.

I want to put it to work on a big-bodied buck, but this was all I could find for now. So far, so good! I plan on resharpening this broadhead and trying to shoot something else with it before the season ends.

On a related note, I can only squeeze out shooting 40 yards at my house, and these heads are flying perfectly with my field points out to that distance. My only gripe is that the collar on the back of the head is beveled, so it cracked one of my Axis 5mm shafts when I was first testing them out. I wouldn't shoot these on an arrow without an adapter ring or insert to press it up against. Definitely not advised on a HIT insert with the ring resting directly on the arrow shaft. I picked up a set of Iron Will impact collars, and they are awesome. Fit like a glove and do exactly what I needed. I'm using them on my FMJs as well since the OD is the same as the Axis I was shooting previously. I like them so much I will probably not shoot another HIT insert arrow without them.

 

Those IW collars are clutch, a cheaper alternative is the gold tip collars, 500’s work like a charm with 5mm shafts.