Training
3 programs / 1 instructor
Blue Coat Arms Company
Shooting Range in Chatham, IL
Blue Coat Arms Company is a full-service gunsmith shop in Chatham, IL, serving firearm owners with repair, training, and retail services.
- Phone
- 773-236-2629
- Website
- bluecoatarms.com
- Directions
- Open map directions
Range signal
Limited structured range details
Confirm live-fire access before visiting.
Retail / FFL
1 service / transfers listed
Type 01 FFL
Gunsmithing
4 services
Storefront
Quick Answers
Is this a standalone range?
Training data is stronger than the structured range data on this profile.
- Public access is listed.
- Only limited range layout details are structured.
- Confirm shooting access directly before visiting.
Are classes listed?
3 course offerings
What kind of shop is listed?
Gun Shop / Type 01 FFL
What retail services are listed?
FFL transfers
What gunsmith services are listed?
Trigger jobs Sight installation Custom builds
Training Programs
Course Beginner
Basic Firearms Safety
Course CCW Defensive
Concealed Carry Classes
Practical skills for personal protection and CCW permit preparation.
Course Beginner
Gunsmithing 101
Introduction to basic firearm maintenance and repair.
Listing Snapshot
- Primary category
- Shooting Ranges
- Also listed as
- Gun Shops, Firearm Instructors, Gunsmiths
- Legal name
- Blue Coat Arms Company
- ZIP
- 62629
Social Links
Profile Details
Range Access
- Range detail status
- Only limited range layout details are structured.
- Access signal
- Public
- Max distance
- 150 yards
Retail and Transfers
- Type
- Gun Shop
- Business scale
- Local
- FFL license
- Type 01
- Transfers offered
- Yes
- Transfer fee
- $25
- Services
- FFL transfers
- Reputation
- 9 years in business
FFL Transfer Services
Training and Classes
- Regions served
- IL
Instructor Roster
Kevin "Hootey" Cline
Lead Gunsmith And Founder Of Blue Coat Arms Company; Trained In All Major Firearm Platforms Including Modern Rifles, Shotguns, And Handguns.
Kevin graduated from Sonoran Desert Institute's (SDI) Associate of Science in Firearms Technology program in 2017. He has completed advanced armorer courses in AR-10, AR-15, and 1911 systems. His expertise includes ballistics, finishes, engraving, woodworking, hand checkering, sights and optics, machining, and manufacturing.
Concealed Carry Classes
Gunsmith Services
- Type
- Storefront
- Service area
- IL
- Individual gunsmith
- Yes
- Platforms
- AR Rifles, Civil War Era Muskets
- Formal training
- Sonoran Desert Institute
- Services
- Trigger jobs, Sight installation, Parts fabrication, Custom builds
- Reputation
- 9 years in business
Custom Gun Builders
Map
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Primary location: 10001 Curran Road, Chatham IL 62629
Map location from the published directory record.
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Listed In
Firearm Instructors
Gunsmiths
Sources and Updates
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Sources checked include bluecoatarms.com.
Last reviewed: July 20, 2026.
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