Hi Mike Armstrong,
My speed shooting days are long over so don't have to worry about a fast second shot. All I do now a days is walk from the car to the firing line, and that's not far.
Because of your comment about the "flat spring" I checked what it actually does and found that what it does is hold tension on the lever. Being new to High Walls I may be missing something but what is so "weird" about it holding tension on the lever, seems that it does a very good job of what it's supposed to do.
What do you guys think about the "old" 1885 steel vs. the "new" steel of today.
S-T