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The round is still in active use, and production today- so I don't think surplus is going to "disappear".
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Actually, it could. The key word is "surplus". Meaning extra, unneeded, not required, or even not desired.
If the people sitting on the "surplus" stuff decide they need to hang on to it, is doesn't get released for sale, and the supply to us dries up.
Same if the powers that be decide to simply destroy the "surplus" rather than sell it. And factors inside the UN have been pushing for years for nations to do just that, rather than put the ammo on the market. Sometimes the "benefits" offered for compliance are attractive enough it happens, which also dries up the supply for us.
You can go out and get new made FMJ ammo in military calibers, it is still (ususally) slightly cheaper than sporting ammo. But its not "surplus" ammo.