Buying reloading dies in calibers for which you don't have firearms

[vintage hunter]

Yep. Only I tend to do it with ammo and to a lesser degree with empty brass in oddball calibers. This past Monday I picked up a '92 Winchester to go with a supply of 38 W.C.F.(38-40) ammo and brass I've had on hand for ages.
BTW, I know where there's an oringinal 56-50 Spencer in pretty good shape but it's rimfire and missing it's magazine tube. Was'nt there somebody making conversion breech blocks for them a while back or am I having visions again?

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[jmoore]

Was'nt there somebody making conversion breech blocks for them a while back or am I having visions again?

No, they should be out there somewhere.

I know where there's an oringinal 56-50 Spencer in pretty good shape but it's rimfire and missing it's magazine tube.

Tubes ought not be a big problem as they made plenty of extras. But all hoarded up by a few collectors wouldn't be surprising either.

As far as buying a Spencer, it'll probably be one other those oportunistic things. See it, have the money, and "nothing else shinier in view" sort of deals. And unless it's a super good deal, I'd much rather have the rifle than the carbine. (Have let several good carbines get away already! The last nice rifle was in the lot that was rushed to Gettysburg, and was just a little bit too expensive.)