loneranger, if you need 8 high caps to 'fight your way out of corners" then why don't you stay out of disadvantageous positions, such as corners in the first place? I go onto the field with 8 to 10 STAR lowcaps(thats 240-300 rounds). And rarely have much issue.
i do try to stay outta comprimising positions, but im the sorta bloke that bad things happen to