Certainly not like I saw at a recent clay shoot. Hold gun in right hand by small of stock; slam shut with whip like motion to make noisy clunk. Pull trigger, thump butt with base of hand as hard as possible and pull trigger a second time; throw in boot (trunk) of car. Makes me wonder how long that Browning is going to last. Lagopus.....
Not long, if it was a Browning O/U of recent vintage. I am around a lot of clay shooters, high volume, and without exception Brownings wear out, to the point that they open themselves after the first shot, quicker than any other commonly seen clays gun. I have no bone to pick with Browning at all, but this is fact. They just won't last under high volume shooting, without being re-bolted regularly.
I don't think easing them shut would make a difference, either.
SRH