Like I said 2-piper, Olin didn't jeapardize the company when he was losing money on the 21. He was making millions on the other Winchester/Olin products. But he knew what many of us today know- it was the only shotgun that the good Lord put his whole heart and soul into. So losing a bit of money on the 21 didn't bother John Olin at all. It was only a drop in the bucket to him.