Which one has the more prohibitive use, both need time. But the 1911 needs ammo, and range time if you are not lucky enough to have access to private land, your own or friend's or family's.
Worst case scenarios: buy games at full price, lets average it out to $40 combining new and old/cheaper titles, vs a box of ammo from Cabela's which seems to hover around $20 for a box of 50. Raw price the gun seems like the better deal, though if 50 for a day of shooting is not enough for you, then that keeps creeping up. Also a game is reusable, and bullets are not. Well not unless you cheapen the price by hand-loading but that is a deep enthusiasts pursuit with a crap ton of upfront. The gun equivalent of building a mega pc, price and effort in one.
I was in the same boat considering buying a gun over upgrading my pc. My personal situation is that time and ammo and range costs will add up to be unsustainable, and my other laptop being old I wanted to keep up with new games and playing with my friends. Though if you have already narrowed down the 1911 and maybe see a deal, go for it. It will also last more that 5 years, which is what my last high mid pc was able to keep up with in terms of gaming.
Worst case scenarios: buy games at full price, lets average it out to $40 combining new and old/cheaper titles, vs a box of ammo from Cabela's which seems to hover around $20 for a box of 50. Raw price the gun seems like the better deal, though if 50 for a day of shooting is not enough for you, then that keeps creeping up. Also a game is reusable, and bullets are not. Well not unless you cheapen the price by hand-loading but that is a deep enthusiasts pursuit with a crap ton of upfront. The gun equivalent of building a mega pc, price and effort in one.
I was in the same boat considering buying a gun over upgrading my pc. My personal situation is that time and ammo and range costs will add up to be unsustainable, and my other laptop being old I wanted to keep up with new games and playing with my friends. Though if you have already narrowed down the 1911 and maybe see a deal, go for it. It will also last more that 5 years, which is what my last high mid pc was able to keep up with in terms of gaming.