I DON'T have a .40, I'm a .45 or or fun kind of guy (i.e. I have a 9mm for fun, .45's for "serious stuff")...

Of this type of gun, I've got a Kimber, a Springfield Armory 1911, two Ruger P-series, and have had two Glocks in the past....

My Rugers shoot pretty much just as well as I could ask of a pistol, and cost me $318 and $360, both new...they just aren't as nice to look at and they're not 1911 style. My Springfield cost me $425 new, I did $150 worth of upgrades to it (half price though, really $300 worth) and it shoots a good deal better than my Kimber...I can't comment on what the Springfield XD's would be, but based on my experience with the SA 1911 types, they're as good as gold. I just don't like the feel of glocks.

My kimber does everything I could ask of it, and it's the prettiest of them all, that's what I figure we're paying for on that one.

Moral of the story, for $350 you can buy a Ruger P-series and have every bit as good of home defense weapon as those you listed that are about twice the price.