Advantages of the P07 over 75b for a novice competition shooter

[f100owner]

Very novice. Only shot in one local match so far. Two coming up this month.
I have a 75B (older model) that is the gun that has kept me enthralled with CZ. Bought it about 6 years ago. So, wife gave me a P07 as a Christmas gift just because I liked the way it looked.
Outside of whether I can shoot one better than another, is there any real reason for me to stick with the P07 over the 75B as I play around in the local shooting competition (local is a minimum of 30 miles away). I don't have any pretexts of doing anything other than simply trying to get better each time.

[s0nspark]

I chalk most of this decision up to personal preference, although the 75B might claim a slight edge with the longer sight radius.

What sights are you using on each? That may also make a difference.

[M1A4ME]

In spite of the money I've spent upgrading my CZ 75 Compacts they are not as accurate as my P07.  However, with guns you can get good, bad, or even great and it's just chance when the one you buy is better/worse than another one of the same model.

Magazines for the P07 are twice as expensive as for the CZ 75.  Holster selection is smaller for the P07.

Many people feel you can upgrade the trigger on the CZ 75 to a better trigger than you can get with the P07/P09 guns.

If you're going to run the CZ 75 you're going safety DA/SA.  With the P07 you can set it up that way, or run the decockers and still have DA/SA (DA first shot, SA for the rest of that string/magazine).

If you have ideas of installing a red dot sight at some point the P07 sure will look better than the CZ 75.  I had a red dot put on my wife's CZ 75 Compact for her a year of so back.  Works great.  Looks really weird compared to the P07/P09 because the slide on the CZ 75 is so narrow compared to the width of the red dot sight.

[SI VIS PACEM PARRABELLUM]

Mechanical accuracy and a shooters perceived accuracy are two different things. My PCR drills better holes for me than my P-07 and steel framed 75B compact both of which are on par with each other. Is one more mechanically accurate than the other? The only way to answer that is to fire the guns from a machine rest thus removing the human factor. Otherwise accuracy is perceived.
Working with both guns would be a good idea to become proficient with both platforms.

[f100owner]

I chalk most of this decision up to personal preference, although the 75B might claim a slight edge with the longer sight radius.

What sights are you using on each? That may also make a difference.

Factory sights on the 75B. I recently changed out the sights on the P07 (urban grey/suppressor ready) to some low profile (night sight front, black back) sights on it.
Previous owner of the 75b had used it in competition he told me. He had a an accident and was wanting a semi auto with ambi safety - so I traded him my Taurus 9mm 1911 for the CZ75B.
Guessing the 75B has a few ounces on the 07 in weight. As to magazine costs, I am using my 75b mags in my 07 (which is nice).

[f100owner]

I don't know much about the competition options in USPSA or IDPA, but are both of firearms essentially the same category?
Really a better shooter with my 9mm 1911 (so far), but don't want to do that many mag changes until I am more comfortable with the shooting environment.
My 07 is currently set for decocker.

[Earl Keese]

I'd shoot the one you like the best. I keep a P-07 on the night stand, but for matches I use a pre-b 75.

[oldfrank]

I have had a tricked out SP-01 and have a CZ75. I shoot the P-07 and the P-09 in competition because I prefer the decocker.

I have never been able to release a CZ75 safety,even the oversize ones, without shifting my grip so the decocker works for me and I polished and changed parts so the DA is short and sweet and is not much of a handicap if at all.

Magazines are more expensive and I can't tell much difference in recoil as the heavier
 weight of steel softens recoil as does the polymer of the others.

Personal preference mostly. It will be way down the road before the gun makes that much difference to most shooters. I was 4 out of 16 at last nights indoor pistol match, I shot my P-07. I am 70+ with bad eyes so it is the Indian more than the arrow.

[recoilguy]

Shoot them both and then make up your mind. If your goal is to just get better shoot the 75 one week or for a couple in a row then shoot the other one. You will know which one you like best.  You can use the same mag holders for both and the same belt and the same bullets. You need a holster for each one anyway so no harm there.