On my Wolverine LK-II you do not have to take the trigger guard off to remove the barrel from the rifle. In fact none of my inlines require that.

And I am just on the opposite side of the fence. I like the fact that I can remove the stock from the barrel. I like that I can remove the trigger assembly because that way I am not pushing any fowling or cleaning crud into the trigger assembly.

Why are you removing the trigger guard from the rifle. In the near hundreds of times I have cleaned the Wolverine I have removed the barrel from the stock by the ONE LOCKING LUG BOLT and then the barrel and trigger assembly lifts right out of the stock. I un-screw the striker assembly and pull all of that out the back of the rifle. I then take the one screw out of the trigger assembly and that comes off the rifle. I can then reach in there and turn the breech plug out with little problem.

Also since the trigger assembly is off, I first wash that in hot soap and water. I then take that outside each time and spray it out with brake cleaner. Shake it hard a couple times and then spray it with some heavy silicone spray and it is clean, dry, and lubed.

After the rifle is cleaned and oiled, I just put it all back together. It really does not seem that hard to me....