Ah! You're not "pseudo-Scout"-ing it, you're just further sporterizing it.
(Scouts are short, light and handy, short action, and with intermediate-mounted [forward of the action] scopes. Weight is under 7 lbs, with good sling [pref. Ching Sling]. A SMLE is really a pretty good platform for a scout, but the weight is an issue.)
I wouldn't put a standard scope on it, either. One of the beauties of the SMLE is its ability to rapidly reload with strippers. [I never have had a stripper offer to reload my Enfield, but you never can tell when these things might happen!
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Contact B-Square about a mount that will sit an intermediate eye-relief scope forward of the action. If there's a no-gunsmith mount that will put your scope out of the way without setting it up high and to the side, I don't know of one.
I've gotta go with Bushmaster on this one-- what are you REALLY going to improve with the 'scope? You make it MUCH more fragile, almost insignificantly more accurate, much more expensive, and it's already one of the great battle-rifles of all time. I have also, as a matter of course, taken mine hunting many times, without feeling like I was poorly outfitted.
As to the durability factor goes, you might want to shoot it some, to see how it does, before you go changing stocks. That old wood was pretty durable. You may find the Zytel is lighter, though. And for one that's been sporterized anyway, I have to admit that the black Zytel usually looks better than the carved-on former military stocks. Most people find the 24" barrel a bit ungainly-looking on the rifle without the full-length foreend on it, but it shoots great with the full barrel, and you won't have to worry so much about recalibrating your sights. (BTW, when you see a sight-adjustment tool for this, BUY IT! They're relatively cheap, and cheaply made, too, but when you need one, nothing else seems to do the job.) Many people cut and recrown just to get the package a bit more handy. But I didn't with my old sporter Smelly, nor with my sporter Springfield-- I like the lessened muzzle blast.
Good luck.