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Warne Skyline Bipod
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I just saw one of these in a local store and it was a little different than what is being shown here. The one I saw only has 3 positions, instead of 5. That being 0, 45 and 90 degrees. However, if you brought the legs back, you put the bipod into rapid deployment mode. The legs could just be flipped down quickly to the 90 degree position. Looked like a nice bipod. The pan feature could be taken out, so it would just have CANT. And it locked up pretty good. Came close to buying it, but I want to see more of the new Thunder Beast bipod.
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Mine is 5 positions... are you sure it was a skyline? If so, it is either a prototype or counterfeit.
Positive it was. I can go back tomorrow and take a picture. I also just went to Warne's web site, out of curiosity and found that their website only lists the 3 positions. Skyline Bipod
I actually think I like the quick deployment feature better than the 5 positions.
I guess I'll have to go take a picture tomorrow. I doubt Sportsman's Warehouse orders counterfeits. I think they changed it. Maybe to avoid patent infringements.
I found this old description of the bipod:
Notice it says 5 positions.
Now the new description says this:
The one I saw at Sportsman's, the legs would fold back, pointing towards the shooter when mounted on the rifle. Shooter could then "flick" the legs straight down and they would lock in the downward position. There were no notches and you didn't need to use the levers, just push the legs down. Then there were notches at 45 degrees forward, away from the shooter, towards the muzzle, then at the horizontal position was another notch. You had to use the lever again to move it to this position.
I found this old description of the bipod:
- Patent Pending Design
- Quickly attaches to any Picatinny/Weaver Type Rail
- One Hand adjustability
- 5 Position Leg Rotation: 0°, 45°, 90°, 45°, 0°
- Leg Extension Min Height 6.9”/Max Height 9.1”
- 22° Total Cant/44° Total Pan
- Weighs 19 oz
- Arca Swiss Rail version coming soon
- Designed and MADE IN USA
Notice it says 5 positions.
Now the new description says this:
- Patent Pending Design
- Quickly attaches to any Picatinny Type Rail
- One Hand adjustability
- Rapid leg deployment from horizontal to 90°
- 3 Position Leg Rotation: 0°, 45°, 90°
- Leg Extension Min Height 6.9”/Max Height 9.1”
- 22° Total Cant/44° Total Pan
- Weighs 16.5 oz
- Arca Swiss Rail version coming soon
- Designed and MADE IN USA
The one I saw at Sportsman's, the legs would fold back, pointing towards the shooter when mounted on the rifle. Shooter could then "flick" the legs straight down and they would lock in the downward position. There were no notches and you didn't need to use the levers, just push the legs down. Then there were notches at 45 degrees forward, away from the shooter, towards the muzzle, then at the horizontal position was another notch. You had to use the lever again to move it to this position.
Went back and bought the bipod. It is definitely only 3 positions. (I guess 4 if you count the back position). They've put a sticker on the packaging that covers up the old 5 position nomenclature. I really like the bipod. Here are some pictures:
You can see the sticker indicating 3 positions and the new "Rapid Deploy" feature.
You can see the sticker indicating 3 positions and the new "Rapid Deploy" feature.
I know that the Evopod had a 5 position feature as well and then they had to change their design to only be 3 position. I think I heard it had to do with the Atlas design, not sure if Atlas came after them but between the two versions I had one was 5 and the other was 3. This might be a similar issue.
That new one also has thinner legs and is said to be lighter. I saw a press release through a google search about it from this past week. Kind of a stealth update. I like the chunky one I got though.
And I’m also considering the Atlas Monopod out back. Rear stability has been tough for me. My Gamechanger is too big and cheap Caldwell is too small.
Interesting that my Bipod didn’t state positions (3 or 5) on Amazon. It’s on the way.
Atlas, elite iron, cyke though are more expensive. I think the elite iron looks awesome but too expensive for me right now.
Bumping this back up. Looks like there is a gen 1 with 5 positions and a 3 position streamlined gen 2. Is this dumbing it down to potentially to avoid patent issues or for the better?
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Yes, the price is key. I'm waiting for a model with a dedicated bottle opener that doesn't say Coca-Cola on it to help defray patent and manufacturing costs because they know they will only sell X widgets.
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