What I am getting at is that almost every BA rifle has a military application in one country or another.

An action that was purchased from Mauser and configured into a sporting rifle by a London gunmaker is not a "surplus military action" anymore than Roosevelts 03 Springfield.

It is just an action pulled from the production line for other purposes.

A London proof Mauser cannot by definition be a "surplus military action" as Mausers were never issued to the British Army in any configuration at any time.

Also in calibers other than 6.5 x 55, 7 x 57, 8 x 57, 30-06, 7.62, 45-70 again they are civilian rifles as they are not chambered for a cartridge of military issue.

With the greatest of respect to our US collegues, for a nation that is supose to have " government, of the people, for the people and by the people", it is about time somebody told the US state department and the ATF to take a flying fuck at themselves.
This law was suposed to prevent a flood of cheep chineese AK47/74 clones from getting into the hands of gangsters, its use in this fashion is an abuse of power.

Regards