I love the argument about scooping a double. “ It's an abomination that destroys the clean lines of the gun.” That is the exact argument I use to hear when I was a youngster about bolt rifles. You will still find people who will pay extra for a pre 64 Winchester that hasn’t been screwed up by drilling and taping for scope mounts.
I think it would be Stupid (sorry I cant think of a nice way to put it tonight) not to take advantage of every advantage we can. I like the illuminated recital, as it stands out on an animal in low light situations. You can’t hit what you can’t see. You can always take the scope off if you are going into thick stuff where you will be up close and personal.
By the way I think a perfect setup is to have 2 scopes for your double one 13/4-6 for the up close dangerous stuff and something around a 4-12 for plains game or prairie dogs
Bill