Ryan Smith of LMT Defense (Lewis Machine & Tool Company Defense) was kind enough to show DefenseReview (DR) the new LMT Defense LM8PDW556 and LM8PDW300 PDW (formerly known as the “Compressor”) 10.5″-barreled 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/300 Blackout (300BLK) tactical AR (AR-15) SBR/PDW’s (Short Barreled Rifle/Personal Defense Weapon) with modified/shortened SOPMOD stock (buttstock), modified buffer and buffer spring, and weighted BCG (Bolt Carrier Group), which comes in at a very compact 24.5 inches overall (OA) length. The new gun operates via direct-gas-impingement (DGI), and looks pretty good. The only thing DR would add to it is LMT Defense’s new MARS-L (Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Light) ambi lower receiver and a quality suppressor (and silencer/sound suppressor mount/flash hider) for quiet operation and night ops.
The LM8PDW556/LM8PDW300 PDW looked good during the test-firing we witnessed, and should be a winner, assuming the gun runs reliably under adverse conditions and high round count in both suppressed and unsuppressed modes. DR doesn’t yet have information on the LM8PDW556/LM8PDW300 PDW’s gas block, since we forgot to ask, but we hope it’s of the multi-position-adjustable variety. Defense Review also hopes the gun comes in both select-fire/full-auto AND semi-auto-only variants.
In the meantime, enjoy the accompanying DR photos and videos.
Company Contact Info:
Lewis Machine & Tool Company (and LMT Defense)
1305 11th Street West
Milan, IL 61264
USA
Phone: 309-787-7151
Fax: 309-787-7193
Sales Phone: 309-732-9527
Sales Fax: 309-787-2636
Email Contact Page: http://www.lewismachine.net/contact.php
Website: http://www.lewismachine.net
All embedded DefenseReview.com (DR) photos and videos were shot with an Apple iPhone 6s Plus smartphone still/video camera, but the second/bottom embedded video and one of the two bottom photos (guns back to back on floor) were shot and supplied by POF-USA to DR.
LMT Defense LM8PDW556 / LM8PDW300 PDW (formerly the ‘Compressor’): 10.5-Inch-Barreled 5.56mm NATO/300BLK Tactical AR-15 SBR/PDW (Short Barreled Rifle/Personal Defense Weapon) with Modified/Shortened SOPMOD Stock (Buttstock) and Weighted Bolt Carrier Group (BCG)! (Video!)
by David Crane
About David Crane
David Crane started publishing online in 2001. Since that time, governments, military organizations, Special Operators (i.e. professional trigger pullers), agencies, and civilian tactical shooters the world over have come to depend on Defense Review as the authoritative source of news and information on "the latest and greatest" in the field of military defense and tactical technology and hardware, including tactical firearms, ammunition, equipment, gear, and training.