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I spent this past year using a XD9 Tactical in IDPA. This gun has a little less than 10,000 rounds on it. I can only remember two instances where I had a failure to feed, and in both cases it was with a Zero bullet loaded on the long side (1.15OAL) and a bunch of failure to fires with Winchester primers when I replaced the OEM striker with a lighter one. That problem went away when I went back to a factory rated striker spring. With Barsto and Storm Lake making after market tubes and a wide variety of after market sights you have plenty of options to choose from.
One important note is if you dry fire the gun you must use a snap cap. If you look at the slide from the top you will notice a roll pin to the rear of the ejection port. Without a round in the chamber the striker has enough room to travel forward and hit that pin. Over time it will cause the pin to break and chances are it will render the gun useless when it does. I bought a bunch of replacement roll pins from pistol gear and replace them frequently. I probably don't need to because I use a snap cap when I dry fire but it is very cheap insurance.
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