Strike Carbon 48mm x 8mm Fat-Can Modular Felt Baffle System

The Fat-Can platform uses a 48mm internal-diameter tube, which gives more expansion volume than the standard 38mm format and a correspondingly deeper sound. The trade-off is that the wider tube needs its own baffle stack — 38mm felts simply don't fill the cavity, leaving gaps where the air bypasses the system entirely. This 48mm felt set is the matched fit.

The principle is identical to the smaller felt system: two disc shapes, one with a small central hole (the dampening washer) and one with a hex cut-out (the spacer that creates an expansion chamber). What changes in the Fat-Can format is the volume between baffles — the larger diameter means each expansion zone holds more air, and the "thud" the system produces is correspondingly fuller.

For tuning, start with an alternating washer-spacer-washer pattern through the length of the stack and shoot it. Most builders then move to placing two or three hex spacers together at the entry end — the initial pulse from HPA or a strong AEG benefits from room to expand before the first washer. Listen to the difference between configurations; the answer depends on your gas system and muzzle energy.

Maintenance is straightforward. Keep the holes aligned during installation (BBs that clip felt will damage both the disc and your groupings). Don't crush the stack — the air gaps do the work. And on GBB platforms, replace the felts when silicone oil has soaked in and matted the fibres, since wet felt loses its dampening character.

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