I'm looking at an M1917 as a first centerfire (only been shooting rimfire target since last fall). I found a 1918 Winchester M1917 at a local gun shop. One thing I found odd: the rear sight aperture is so large, that the front post seems to be swimming in space.

The barrel looked uncleaned (they pulled it out of the "trade-ins" pile for me). I asked them to clean it up a bit, and they did. Looking in the barrel from the action, it appeared that there was a spot a couple of inches in; but the rest of the grooves looked fine. It seemed odd that it would look clean, except for one spot. Any thoughts?

This is the only M1917 with stock front and rear sights I can find in my area at this time, so I don't have many to compare with.
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