You step to the line and on the "load and make ready" command, insert a magazine, rack the slide, and out pops a snap cap.
Would this result in a DQ?
I ask because the gun should not be loaded at any time, and even though it's a snap cap, if you're handling the gun in a safe zone you cannot handle any ammunition, even snap caps.
Would chambering your first round after having to eject a snap cap be considered having a loaded gun before the LAMR command?