Bill Loëb is an American

gun A gun is a ranged weapon designed to use a shooting tube (gun barrel) to launch projectiles. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid (e.g. in water guns/cannons, spray guns for painting or pressure washing, pr ...

writer who writes for ''

Gun Digest The ''Gun Digest'' is an annual firearms book published in the United States by Gun Digest Media. Gun Digest is owned by Caribou Media, LLC. In addition to the annual book, the company releases several volumes a year focused on firearms collecting ...

'' and ''Shooting Illustrated''. Formerly, he was a talk show host of a program called ''One on One'' on KWNX.

Biography

Bill was born in

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

to a family which was involved in banking and bonds. Their projects included the

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (french: Chaussée du lac Pontchartrain), also known simply as The Causeway, is a fixed link composed of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the ...

. Loëb received his education from

University of New Orleans The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...

and

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

. He started his career in the

wine industry Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

in which he worked for twenty years. Starting in retail, then wholesaling and importing business. Loëb continues to write wine articles and restaurant reviews. Wanting to spend more time with his daughter, Briana Loëb, he became a realtor in the Austin, Texas market. He quickly became one of the top realtors in the market, working with builders and investors. Now, Baymoon Properties takes clients on a referral basis. His gun expertise caused him to be approached by ''

'' to write the book, ''The Custom 1911''. as well as countless articles. Bill cohosted a radio talk show calle
One on One
on KWNX in Austin, Texas Loëb is a women's self-defense instructor with the RAD Systems Program as well as radKIDS. As another way of giving back, Loëb helps fight property taxes. One year he helped homeowners reduce their assessments by over 6 million dollars as reported by the Hays Free Press in the articl
Slaying the Tax Dragon
In may of 2022 he exposed the Hays County Central Appraisal District's illegal practice of using protected real estate data to value properties which sparked an investigation by KXAN, entitle
Did Hays Central Appraisal District get unauthorized access to private real estate data?

Personal

Loëb is fond of saying, "While my focus is to personal empowerment, no matter what inspires you, give it away freely.". Loëb and his wife and stepson live in

Dripping Springs, Texas Dripping Springs is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,650 at the 2020 census. Dripping Springs is a primarily rural town. Geography Dripping Springs is in northern Hays County at (30.191998, –98.085382). It is ...

Bibliography

* Loeb, Bill. ''The Custom 1911''
Chip McCormick Passes AwayEarly 1911 CustomizationReloading the .300 WinMagCMC Railed Power Mag

References

Gun writers American talk radio hosts American real estate brokers University of New Orleans alumni Louisiana State University alumni People from New Orleans Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-writer-stub