Ten years ago I bought a 111 combo w/ a Simmons (traded in a fouled 30-30 and paid $150 for the rifle). Every "bump" knocked the scope off POI. Put a Leopold VariX-II 3x9 40mm on it the following year and have been spot-on since then. It's been 10 yrs and the this combo has been a dream. It's not the rifle, it's the ****e optics.
By the way, IMHO, this rifle has a 'smoother' trigger than my father's 1 yr old rem. 700.