Here's another theory I tinker with, for my own entertainment I guess.

If Mitchell has been serving as a link for Zastava to the U.S. market, including working the Remington deal, it stands to reason that they (Zastava-Mitchell) might not push their ties too quickly. While the Mauser action is considered one of the best or the best, some Remington fans might not like knowing that Zastava is pushing WWII era firearms(German) and making rifles for Remington at the same time.

Probably not a viable theory, but one can't tell. We should see in the next year as I think Mitchell has been plugging pretty hard for Zastava.