As long as the XD is reliable, its a great choice...as would be the glock.
I too was a huge fan of ccw with a 1911 until the day everything went bad outside a jewelry store. In a nano-second i realized my problem and everything in my world became crystal clear. A 1911 against 1or 2 armed individuals works well, but against 4 armed robbers that are spread out... you dont want to be fumbling with reloading when multiple adversaries are 20 feet away or less.
Carry a reliable firearm that holds as many bullets as you can get into it.
That means an XD or a high cap Glock.
I still love 1911's, but they are not the answer if you walk into a multiple adversary situation. And the problem is you never know when that situation is going to come up. If you did, you would be bringing a shotgun.

Doesn't sound like he "confronted" 4 armed robbers. Sounds like he walked into a jewelry store where there was a robbery in progress. Too bad he wasn't all knowing like stik and didn't use his x ray vision to see through the walls before he walked in.

Inside, outside, whatever. I don't think he was trying to be billy badass and take on as many armed assailants as he could find. He found himself in a situation he didn't want to be in. (The whole reason to carry in the first place). He should've sensed what the day had in store and stayed home like all knowing stik would have.