I own an XD in .45 ACP. I am very pleased with it. I have the Compact model which with just a magazine change goes from a compact 10 round pistol to a full size (grip) 13 round pistol. Slick bit of engineering, that.
The only thing I quibble with is your choice of caliber. I prefer large, heavy, slow bullets over smaller, lighter, and faster ones.
Either way those XD’s are fine choices.
Good luck.
I can get a lot more practice for my buck with 9mm than just about anything other than .22LR. 9mm is also a good caliber to share with Mrs. Chandler and the female offspring. And, Best Reason Of All, I might get a very good deal on it. The last time this particular relative sold me a gun, (before it was lost in the unfortunate boating accident), it was a Taurus Ultralite 85 snubnose .38, hardly ever fired, for $125.00.
“I own an XD in .45 ACP. I am very pleased with it.”
Springfield Armory’s family of XD’s are great. I also have an SA-XD 45 acp and love it. Mine is not a compact, and the 13 round mags are great. I do not have a big hand, but this fits nice and feels good. I like the safety features - easy to know when one is in the chamber, and when it is cocked. I am a lefty, but find I can shoot it comfortably and accurately with either hand dominant. Recoil is even, and does not throw the gun up and off target. And it ‘likes’ Federal Hydra-Shok 230 grain Ammo. Again, I think this is a great family of semi-autos.