I had Pythons since launch, bought anothe some time later and used it as trader (284 t), have rcently sold my combat Python , nearly 300 mill credit, and bought a FAS as dedicated combat ship. I have not looked back. The FAS is the Vultures big ,bad brother. The firepower and durability is amazing, it almost flies like a Vulture, has almost unlimited power ( 3 beams + Frag canon) and delivers a punch, and is who needs shields when you have 2500 armour

, it is a perfect bounty hunter.
The ship is so agile that you routinely "cling" to your target at 150 meters and smother them with fire, smaller ships literally disintegrate when you hit them.
Keep your Python as a trader and buy a FAS.
Cheers Cmdr's