Come to Texas, I'll take you to the range.

I like the safeties on the XD(M), but there are some things about that type of pistol that I don't like, like not having a hammer.

To my knowledge, his weapon has never jammed so far (nor has mine). They are only a few months old, but both reliable.

*EDIT* One thing I like about mine is the .40 caliber. It's got enough kick to make you feel totally safe should you have to defend yourself, but not enough to have trouble keeping on target.