….. When I see 2 bullets have literally made one hole and a third has hit an inch out.....i'm thinking my hold and trigger pull were consistent on 2 of the 3 attempts. There are instances where 3 shots are touching and a 4th has wandered. I'm making scope adjustments on the 3 shot cluster and blaming myself on the wild one. ....
Could be right but you might be selling yourself short. I've sometimes thought the same thing and thought I have lost it, but then shoot one of my "reliable accuracy" rifles and they show that my technique is okay.