This topic suggested to me to try the C.202 it is a really great handling plane. The guns are not so great, but has a lot of rounds, climbs well, and it is surprisingly fast - especially in a dive.
Once you get on someone's 6 (in a 1v1) with a 202 they just are not going to shake you. Eventually something important will fall off and you will get the kill (as long as no one else swoops in and kills him first).
I am glad I tried it out, I think I will fly 202 a lot more. I don't prefer the 205 at all. Though the 205 has cannon, it doesn't handle nearly so well as the 202.