LMT Defense Defender 2000 SBR 5.56 NATO, 14.5 Inch Barrel, AR-15 Platform, Hardcoat Anodized Black, Adjustable Stock, Iron Sights
This post-2019 LMT Defense Defender 2000 is a factory-marked short-barreled rifle in 5.56 NATO with LMT's Eldridge, Iowa rollmark. It pairs a 14.5 inch M4-profile barrel (with M203 cut) and carbine-length gas system with classic iron sights and a flat-top, T-marked Picatinny upper. This is a NFA regulated Short Barreled Rifle.
Condition
Overall Condition: Excellent condition, showing only faint signs of any prior use or handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Bore Rifling: Excellent Rifling - Sharp lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Details: There are minimal handling marks from previous use. Please refer to the photos for a close look.
What’s Included
- LMT Defense Defender 2000 short-barreled rifle (5.56 NATO)
- 1x 30-round magazine
The 14.5 inch M4-profile barrel features the M203 cut and a threaded muzzle with an A2 flash hider. A pinned A-frame front sight base integrates a bayonet lug and front sling swivel, and the rifle runs a carbine-length gas system for the classic carbine configuration.
The flat-top upper receiver includes a T-marked Picatinny rail, with a detachable rear aperture sight, forward assist, and ejection port cover. The lower receiver carries LMT's QR code laser mark and accepts STANAG-pattern magazines.
Furniture is practical and durable: an adjustable polymer stock, carbine-length ribbed two-piece polymer handguards, and an aftermarket textured polymer pistol grip for improved hold. An ambidextrous charging handle is installed.
Construction is all-business with an aluminum receiver set finished in hardcoat anodized black. The Eldridge, Iowa rollmark identifies this as post-2019 LMT production, made in the USA.