(Photo courtesy of J. Scott Rupp)
February 13, 2025
By J. Scott Rupp
Bipods are the hot ticket among rifle accessories these days, both with hunters and the competition set. Warne’s new Skyline Pro has a lot to offer both.
Built of aircraft-grade aluminum, it’s available with Lite or Precision legs and with Arca rail or QD Picatinny rail head. My sample incorporated the Lite legs and Pic head, a configuration weighing just one pound, four ounces.This version had an introductory price of $450 at press time.
I think the key feature here is the ability to quickly set the stance at 22, 48 or 72 degrees—both legs moving simultaneously with the push of a single button. That’s a really fast way to get the right position, whether you’re dealing with terrain in the field or scenarios at a match.
Locking leg positions are at zero, 45 and 90 degrees, and they quick-deploy from zero to 90 simply by pulling back until they lock in place. The Lite legs offer 13 height adjustments, with a minimum height of 4.2 inches and a max of 13.2 inches. The feet have rubber tips and are threaded to accept Atlas-style feet if you want to swap to a different design or need to replace them due to wear.
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Yes, You Can Cant! The Skyline Pro is a light, strong, full-featured bipod. The stance can be quickly adjusted to three different angles with the push of a button, both legs moving simultaneously. Cant tension comes courtesy of a large red lever, and the Lite version legs offer 13 positions and a height of up to 13.2 inches. (Photo submitted by the author) The Skyline Pro provides 44 degrees of cant, and a large red lever gives you plenty of leverage to tighten or loosen the tension quickly.
The QD Picatinny head clamps easily and locks down fast. It’s also reversible. Further, say you buy the Pic version but later want to switch to Arca—or want the option to swap back and forth between rifles with different systems—you can buy an Arca head for $85 and have both at your disposal.
Because both head types attach to the bipod the same way, by buying a separate head you could have one bipod that works with both styles. (Photo submitted by the author) While I didn’t get to shoot a match or do a hunt with the Skyline Pro, I experimented with it a great deal at the range. Clamping it on a Browning X-Bolt Target Max, I set up target- and hunting-type scenarios and practiced getting set up quickly. I love the gear design that allows the stance angle to change by pushing one button.
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That alone made me faster to get the right height than other bipods I’ve tried. Adjusting the leg height is super easy to do with one hand, and in some of the situations, the ability to reach up and crank the cant tensioner was a godsend.
Rock Solid The QD Picatinny version clamps quickly and securely, and an Arca version of the Skyline Pro is also available. (Photo submitted by the author) Overall I found the Skyline Pro to be a rock-solid bipod that’s extremely well designed and fast and easy to use. It’s a great option for hunters and competitive shooters alike.
The feet are replaceable Atlas-style. (Photo submitted by the author)
