The STEYR ARMS G36 Upgrade Kit, with its metal receiver, an improved steel barrel and the STANAG compatible magazine well provides improved precision and longer service life of the G36 assault rifle under increased thermal stress.

Sep 23, 2021 · We got our first solid information on the development of the G62 back in June 2021, which provided information on the engineering efforts behind the G36 upgrades and the accuracy and improvements which they yielded. Check out the video on the G62 recently released by Steyr here.

Oct 28, 2022 · The G62 takes the G36 and replaces the polymer receiver with a light and tough alloy, adds a Steyr match-grade barrel, and includes optional STANAG/AR-15 style magazine compatibility and a powered smart rail with optional accessories and optics.

Jun 14, 2021 · Steyr Arms, in conjunction with Wilcox and US-based Corax Defence, have announced the development of the G62 – an upgrade kit for the G36. In fact, Steyr’s key claim is that they’re “turning a good rifle into the best rifle on the market”.

Oct 28, 2022 · The G62 is the metal receiver and can be used instead of the plastic receiver of the G36. But we decided to deliver the G62 first to the LE units or to the military units that want to exchange the receivers to upgrade their existing weapons.

The Heckler & Koch G36 is an amazing modern assault rifle, but Steyr - in collaboration with H&K, Wilcox, and Corax Defence - has improved upon the original H&K G36 design to make what could be...

Jun 16, 2021 · Not an outright, totally new rifle, but an upgrade kit: the Steyr Arms G62 is meant to solve the issues that cause the Heckler & Koch G36 to potentially lose accuracy when overheated.

May 20, 2021 · The Steyr G62 replaces the controversial polymer receiver of the G36 with a metal one for increased thermal stability, a new barrel with improved steel that delivers better accuracy and resistance to thermal stress, a top Picatinny rail with built-in flip-up sights that will accept a wide range of optical sight options, and a magazine well that ...

Jun 17, 2021 · G62 upgrade meets the extremely stringent thermal load requirements of the Bundeswehr and makes the rifle significantly more accurate to boot, especially when using the new Steyr barrel, which represents the pinnacle of barrel technology (material, forging technique, surface treatment etc).

In May 2021, Steyr Arms introduced the G62 upgrade for G36 rifles. According to Steyr, the components of this upgrade kit (metal receiver, barrel and magazine well) can be mounted independently on existing G36 arms without any modifications. [39]