The Crown Grade Mossbergs I have seen generally have a little nicer, darker finish to the wood and a stamped "engraving" pattern on the receiver.

If it's not too much money, it might be worth it to spruce up the basic Model 500 a little.

 

Crown Grade...

 

See? Doesn't the Crown Grade look nicer than the standard Mossberg 500?

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See? Doesn't the Crown Grade look nicer than the standard Mossberg 500?

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Yes it does! If I can find one, I'm getting it because I plan on having this one for a long time. Srigs

 

My crown grade has no engraving,( but does feature a forearm that's apparently intended to double as a rattlin bag during the fall rut). But seriously, working in sporting at wallyworld, some of the mossy 500 boxes are marked crown grade, & some aren't. I've taken them out & compared them & can't see a bit of difference. Same wood & finish. Same gold trigger. same checkering. My crown/gr is a 20ga. For some reason the forearms of the 20s rattle far worse than the 12s. It has gotten to be the first thing I check when a new 20 comes in. Anyone else noticed this?

 

i looked at a "crown grade" 500 at Academy and it didn't have any markings. :shrug:

 

Crown grade is a designation that allows for the exportation/importation into the countries of Great Britain, historically and still today the proofing house in London checks the quality of a weapon before allowing its ownership in the countries of GB mossberg is a major brand that has recently been allowed to be imported so crown grade means its built to specifications that allow for ownership in Great Britain, it has nothing to do with fit or finish but refers to the fact it meets requirements for sale in England and other GB Countries