CZ 75 SP-01 9mm vs CZ P-09 F Nocturne 9mm

Capacity is tied at 19 and the two are within 0.05" of each other in overall length (8.15" vs 8.2"), so this comes down to frame material and what hangs off it. The CZ 75 SP-01 9mm has a steel frame and weighs 41.3 oz; the CZ P-09 F Nocturne 9mm is fiberglass-reinforced polymer at 29.3 oz, 12.0 oz lighter. Trigger weights are close, 4.5 lb for the SP-01 against 4.7 lb. The P-09 F is optic-ready and the SP-01 is not, and the P-09 F uses an interchangeable manual safety or decocker where the SP-01 is manual safety only. MSRP is $999.00 against $649.00.

Pick the CZ 75 SP-01 if:

• You want steel-frame mass on a range or duty gun: 41.3 oz against 29.3 oz
• You want fixed 3-dot sights on a published 6.1" sight radius and the slightly longer 4.6" barrel
• You prefer a fixed manual safety on a DA/SA frame, plus two magazines included

Pick the CZ P-09 F Nocturne if:

• You want to mount a red dot from the factory; the P-09 F is optic-ready and the SP-01 is not
• You carry it, or just want 12.0 oz less to hold up: 29.3 oz against 41.3 oz
• You want a decocker option and a luminescent front sight, at $649.00 against $999.00

Same 19-round capacity, near-identical footprint, same family of hammer-fired controls. The choice is 12.0 oz of steel and $350.00 against an optic cut, a decocker option and a polymer frame.