Uncle Larry has been screwing people on shipping charges and that ridiculous minimum purchase fee for years. Not to mention they just did away with dealer discounts, which over they years has gotten smaller and smaller.
Larry is looking out for himself. I imagine after 37 years in business he's about ready to retire.
All that being said, I've never been had any issues with Midway and have bought quite a bit from them. However, I have NEVER backordered anything, I simply do not trust any business in this day and age to follow through in a timely manner. This "real time orders are filled before backorders are sir" clain lends some credence to my personal practices and does in fact look Midway look like the complete pricks I've come to expect in the gun industry.
I certainly hope tales of this practice are exaggerated or incorrect.