I took my Purdey out this morning for a round of sporting clays down at Deep River Sporting here in N.C., a friend I was shooting with showed me a trick on closing the gun. After opening and ejecting the shells you simply just lift the butt of the stock while holding the barrels. It was pretty neat trick and made it so much easier to close.
I also have an Atkin spring opener and it closes so much easier than the Purdey does.

Mike Proctor