When i was 9, Dad gave me his Stevens Crack Shot .22, which he had purchased for $9 when he was a boy. He shot gophers. It has a
falling block action. We boys took our rifles out into the field many days after school. Later on i purchased a bolt action .22, and even went so far as to put a scope on it, which my aunt had given me for my birthday.
My first muzzle loader was an Omega X7, which was a
falling block action. Later on i tried a couple of break actions, and some bolt actions. My favorite muzzle loader is my 'new' X7 with the
falling block action.
Through the years i have owned bolt action, lever action, and semi-auto, breech loading rifles. Recently, i purchased a breech loader with a
falling block action. It is described in this
thread.
Kinda seems i have traveled a full rifle owning circle, and am back home. My first rifle, and now perhaps my last rifle, have
falling block actions. Comforting is how it seems to be.
Does that help, Semi?