My experience has always been that they are dull as a butter knife out of the package. They can be sharpened, but the way I see it I spend my money on a broadhead to take out of the package and go hunt with it. I don't expect to pay $10 per head then the additional cost of a sharpener, plus my time and aggravation to get it sharp. Spend $22 and get a set of Slick Tricks and be done with it. I guarantee you they are sharp out of the package.