Personally, I've never killed a deer with a broadhead that hasn't been fired at least once into a foam target - just to verify that it's flying right on my arrow. If I haven't checked it, it doesn't go into my quiver.

Regarding the head "dulling down" after a practice shot or after going through a deer or into the dirt: If it's halfway reasonably sharp, it gets another test-fire and goes right back in the quiver.

Why? At350 fps, even a "dull" bladeis devastating. Kinda like a circular saw - the teeth aren'texactlyrazor sharp - but turnthe sawon and stick your fingers in there... See what happens.

I know I've told this story before - Ihave harvesteda doe with a Muzzy practice head a few years ago, when I caught some does crossing my path and inadvertently grabbed my practice arrow out of the quiver. Wound looked great, double-lung passthrough, good blood, deer down within 50 yards. I'd have never known that I used the wrong arrow if I didn't find it.

Obviously, given the choice between 2 alternatives - I would prefer a scalpel-sharp head. But, I'm not real anal about it. If I make a good shot, I'm confident that I could kill a whitetail with this: