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mesa

A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant layer acts as a caprock that forms the flat summit of a mesa. The caprock can consist of either sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone; dissected lava flows; or a deeply eroded duricrust. Unlike plateau, whose usage does not imply horizontal layers of bedrock, e.g. Tibetan Plateau, the term mesa applies exclusively to the landforms built of flat-lying strata. Instead, flat-topped plateaus are specifically known as tablelands.

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  1. ynotAZ

    Shooting at Table Mesa Arizona

    Well BLM is finally unveiling their plan to all but stop shooting at Table Mesa. While we are still trying to convince them how woefully lacking their newly designed ranges around Lake Pleasant are, they are moving ahead using their same theories for Table Mesa. They sent me the following...
  2. EdokrabNSS

    Hello all-new member from Mesa, AZ

    I am an avid rifle and pistol guy that loves to reload and target shoot. I like to tinker with AR platform and be able to build my own around a specific cartridge. I have bolt guns and MSR's along with different caliber pistols. I just like going out and plinking away at close range to wayyy out...
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    Phoenix Airgun Club @ Rio Salado Sportsman's Club Mesa

    It's hot but we're still shooting Airguns all summer long. We have an Indoor Olympic 10 meter range with 24 stations, also a 50ft indoor benchrest set up.... Outdoors we have 35 covered benches with 25 yard to 100 yard lanes, we shoot 25/50, 75/100 yard Benchrest. Also Silhouettes at 40, 50...
  4. Matyoka

    Howdy from East Mesa, AZ

    Morning folks, Last night I joined the sister forum, NWF, after a buddy of mine from GlockTalk alerted me of a Gen 3 19 with TB being sold there. Soon after the remarks of welcome started pouring in, I was told about this Forum as well which is somewhat more appropriate to my location. Well...
  5. kmj831

    Hello from Mesa!

    Hey folks! New to the forum. From Montana, living in AZ since 06. Haven't hunted since HS in the late 90s, oldest son turns 11 in September and I don't want my boys to miss out on the great times I had hunting as a kid. I miss it too. So, time to start shooting again myself and get my kids...
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    Russian Makarov

    Wts russian makarov shoots great just need the money for another project gun ! Private sale must meet in mesa az !
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