First & foremost someone please tell me what I have said that "Disparaged" a model 21. I have said on several occasions they are a strong sturdy gun, made of modern materials & capable of holding up to continued use. They just don't happen to be my preferred shotgun. Seems as if I don't faint & swoon at ones mere mention I am disparaging it. I have been told "Here" on this board several times I was "Jealous" because I couldn't afford one, by people who had no idea as to the stance of my bank account, they were simply unable to accept, I didn't want one. I call that arrogance. What I have done on several occasions is refute some wild & ridiculous claims. As an example, one poster (I have no idea now who & could really care less) in all seriousness thought Winchester was the first maker of dbl shotguns to incorporate a bbl check. He tried to "Prove" it by the fact it was covered by a patent. Naturally I refuted that, though I have no idea who used the first one, one was shown on a patent drawing of 1872 by F S Dangerfield, though this was not the patented feature, probably was already in general use. So it goes, try & point out a few facts to those who simply elevate a particular item beyond all reality & you're labled a "Basher". So be it, make a wild claim & I'll refute it if I have something to refute with.
As to the "Lost Money" claim, why would this info be released at all. Many, Many Co's have made items on which they made very little if any money, in order to promote good will & "Cultivate" sales in other areas. I have no doubt at all the day winchester put the 21 on they market they knew it would never be a big seller. After all they had spent about the last 75 yrs or so promoting "Repeating Arms", Nota Bene, WRA Co. Their co in fact was a major player in the fact it would not be a big seller. WHY? indeed did they after some 25 yrs of productiuon declare that everyone sold had been at a loss. And I did indeed read at the time, that it was due to not being charged it's share of overhead, not that mat'l & labor cost more than it's selling price. As to the accuracy of that statement I have no idea, I have no idea actually, if any of them lost money at all. Either way it would not be a factor in what I would be willing to purchase one for. This always seems to be mentioned to make them appear more "Valuable", though for the life of me I cannot understand why.
