Garry,

The FTDR isn't for having a malfunction. Malfunctions happen on the clock all the time and the shooter pays the price with a poor time. The FTDR is for:

3. Not reloading to fire one more round because your
score will be better even with the miss.


Here are the three cases:

FTDR 1: Shooter simply ran empty but didn't reload and fire the final required shot.
FTDR 2: Shooter had a malfunction, cleared it, but didn't reload and fire the final required shot.
Case 3: Shooter had a dud round (revolver) but didn't reload and fire the final required shot.

Nobody's gun was broken.

What is the correct call?

Koski