Due to my Dad, the long guns of my dreams were in a wall locker in our attic, so I lusted after 5" Smith & Wesson revolvers.
After I got married, I got a copy of RL Wilson's Ruger book for my birthday one year, where I discovered the 350 Rigby Magnum that had been built for a member of the Maytag family.
http://www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d40036/d4003616r.jpg I still lust after it today.
Okie John