What does crown grade mean on a mossberg 500?

Answer 1

Crown Grade labeled 500's have higher quality (grade) wood used for their stock/forend. Mine also has a gold trigger and chromed bolt. I cannot say if those are a standard feature, or vary depending on year made or batch produced, with any certainty. You would have to inspect yours to verify. Not a lot of information out there on them, and last I checked Mossberg's website doesn't mention any specifics either. Hope this helps a bit, I'll edit when/if I find more information on them.