so he's got this gunsmithing order to fill, and can't find the special sauce, so he just goes slowly. Does every step of the process insanely meticulously. Doesn't just hand file - CLEANS THE FILES FIRST. Doesn't just measure - CALIBRATES THE DIAL INDICATOR FIRST. etc. >>>
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apprentice hands off gun to customer. master machinist returns from sick leave. "I'm so sorry, I couldn't find the bullseye mixture". And - OF COURSE - the secret is that insane anal retentiveness and doing even the unimportant stuff perfectly WAS the bullseye mixture. >>>
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so named bc a gun made that way hits the bullseye every time. c.f. the inking technique described above
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