I never thought I'd see the day that old Mausers would fall victim to politically correct bureaucratic bullshit... What a completely retarded rule.

Xausa, at first glance I thought you might be onto something. However, I have to question if hunting rifles built on old Mauser actions make up enough of the US national sales to make US producers feel threatened?

I would guess that the vast majority of buyers do not even consider a mauser actioned rifle. That is except the educated few, such as the type of people we have here on NE and similar forums.