yeah the screws in the o16 posts don't screw in all the way and when mounted are precariously close to the top of the cap, there's maybe a millimeter of room, so if there is a poor seal and the cap becomes slightly unseated and tips ever so slightly one way, a post screw can easily make contact with the cap. i had never shorted a reo before so i was pretty amazed that this little design flaw could fell it twice in a couple of days.
i bought some random orings and screws on fasttech going off of comments on fixes in the forums about the specific clones i bought; apparently more than a couple of people have had these same issues with these clones. the good news is i can maybe buy shorter set screws for this thing eventually to fix the problem once i know for sure what size and length these standard ones are. i was thinking about buying a little metal file to take a little bit off the top of the screws to make some more wiggle room in the meantime, anyone tried that? i really love the draw on the 016 but the shorting worries me.
i bought a new bf pin for the hadaly too because i don't see that same flaw in it, and i like having more space to play with. shipping on these things is gonna take a while. so in a month i look forward to trying to use these things again!
now to reo to buy some more springs....
thank you all for your input on this!