I am 6'2, 205 LB, and 23 years old.
I have several 1911's, an XD 4" .45, a SIG P220, and USP.45.
The 1911's are great guns, but bulky for concealed carry. I love them, but a 5" is hard for me without printing. Mostly because i am belt size 34.. and have a hard time wearing obnoxiously baggy clothes. Not for me.
The P220 is also a great gun, as is the USP .45. However,
The XD i bought was initially for a glove-box gun. Just to leave in the truck, and if it got stolen one day, well, they are injection molded plastic in some factory some where.. I'm sure i could go to any old gun store, shell out another 600$, and wouldn't feel too upset. However if one of my precious 1911's were stolen, i wouldn't stop until blood.
The XD has one other advantage. being the smallest out of all of the .45's i own, i have no difficulty with printing.
You might be happy with a 8 round mag on a 1911, but i'm happier with NO printing, and a 13 round magazine.. No need for extras.
and at over 8K rounds now, no catastrophic failures. Nothing worth mentioning, except a small lot of "unsupported chamber" brass that got reloaded without running through a pass-through die. Bulged bases that prevented the slide from completely cycling.. I have never owned a glock. Will get one eventually, so i will not comment there. My feelings is it would probably run identical with the XD as far as the recommendation.
I am unbiased. the only bias i have is to the superior stopping power of the .45, no matter which ammunition type is used.
I recommend trying all of them. Go to a LARGE gun store, and finger F* every pistol they have. Find what feels best to you. Minus balance, because with a full magazine it shifts the weight of the gun.
It's okay if they are a little top heavy.
the XD is like that too. top heavy, with a full mag though, very balanced. i think that about sums it up. Hope this is of some use.