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No apparent issues with structural integrity. It acts and feels extactly the same after the guard is removed. I believe I did the initial cuts on a bandsaw, but I'm sure a Dremel cutting wheel would do the trick. I did the final work with a hand file, a small chisel, and some nail buffers.

If you cut just forward of the bevel where the guard rail meets the body, it will leave most of the plastic internals to nearly seal the opening below the cylinder.