CZ P-07 9mm vs CZ P-09 C Nocturne 9mm

Both are compact hammer-fired 9mm Luger CZs with 15-round magazines, interchangeable backstraps and an interchangeable decocker/manual safety. Dimensions are close: the CZ P-09 C Nocturne 9mm is 0.1" longer overall (7.3" vs 7.2"), 0.1" taller (5.4" vs 5.3") and 0.04" wider (1.5" vs 1.46") than the CZ P-07 9mm, on a 0.05" shorter barrel (3.7" vs 3.75"), yet 1.6 oz lighter (26.1 oz vs 27.7 oz). The separation is the optic cut and the money: the Nocturne is optic-ready with a luminescent front sight, the P-07 is not, and MSRP is $649 against $489 — a $160 difference.

Pick the CZ P-07 if:

• You want the $489 MSRP rather than $649
• You want the lighter listed pull, 4.4 lb against 4.7 lb
• You shoot irons: fixed three-dot sights and a published 5.87" sight radius, which CZ does not publish for the Nocturne

Pick the CZ P-09 C Nocturne if:

• You want to mount a red dot without milling a slide
• You want the luminescent front sight for low light instead of a three-dot fixed front
• You want the lighter gun at 26.1 oz against 27.7 oz

Same capacity, same action family and nearly the same dimensions, so the $160 buys the optic cut, the luminescent front sight and 1.6 oz. Note that the P-07 lists two magazines included while CZ does not list a magazine count for the Nocturne.