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The MOA measurement is something similar that I was thinking of... to create a reference to compare one's set up against.
I think in this way a lot of unnecessary upgrading can be avoided. I have recently discovered that you should not upgrade just because a component is *supposed* to be bad. Take the time to optimize the hop-up, and wear it in in that setup... you may be surprised. The stock barrel and hopup I now have (Kraken!!) are shooting 11 inch groups outdoors at 100 feet (measured, not guesstimated) and an incredible 6 inches if no outliers happen to come out. The outliers are decreasing in frequency (about 1 in 6 now) as the grease clears out the hopup (the first bb I ever fired was coated in thick, golden grease). I have so much confidence in the gun firing damn straight almost every time I pull the trigger. Certainly at least one out of a three round burst nails where the iron sights are centred, at 100 feet.
and to think I almost bought a tightbore and new hopup for $100, when the difference I could have obtained would have been so minimal as to be completely negated in an outdoors context with wind and foliage as factors.
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