I made it clear that I would like to own a Beesley Purdey, but regard the self opening feature an abomination, not the gun, the feature. An example of a smooth working action, both opening and closing, is a Model 21 or the Cogswell ejector. The Purdey is not an example of a smooth working action, opening and closing. It is a nice working gun on opening, an abomination on closing. I would still like to own one.