氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作(zuo)依(yi)(yi)照原理(li)與不同槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)機械(xie)設計方式(shi)(shi)有分為(wei)(wei)四種(zhong)(zhong)五類：第一(yi)種(zhong)(zhong)是依(yi)(yi)賴活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)原理(li)進(jin)行(xing)(xing)槍(qiang)(qiang)機運(yun)作(zuo)的(de)(de)方式(shi)(shi)，亦(yi)即(ji)透過(guo)導流(liu)使氣(qi)(qi)(qi)體(ti)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)，活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)機，透過(guo)這一(yi)串的(de)(de)程(cheng)序完(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。然而活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)的(de)(de)運(yun)作(zuo)以(yi)行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)為(wei)(wei)主，以(yi)行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)移動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距離的(de)(de)長(chang)(chang)短劃分，而非以(yi)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)的(de)(de)重量或(huo)者大小劃分。第二種(zhong)(zhong)是利用“收集”子彈的(de)(de)高壓(ya)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)之(zhi)后(hou)再(zai)導流(liu)進(jin)入汽(qi)缸推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)或(huo)整個槍(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到槍(qiang)(qiang)機進(jin)行(xing)(xing)完(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。第三種(zhong)(zhong)是利用第二種(zhong)(zhong)“收集”氣(qi)(qi)(qi)體(ti)的(de)(de)原理(li)進(jin)行(xing)(xing)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)機完(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。后(hou)一(yi)種(zhong)(zhong)是經由氣(qi)(qi)(qi)導管(guan)導流(liu)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)體(ti)向(xiang)后(hou)“吹送”槍(qiang)(qiang)機完(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。因此我們大約可(ke)以(yi)分為(wei)(wei)：短行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)(shi)（Short stroke）。長(chang)(chang)行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)(shi)（Long stroke）。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)井集氣(qi)(qi)(qi)操作(zuo)（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)口(kou)增壓(ya)器（Muzzle booster）。直噴式(shi)(shi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作(zuo)（Direct impingement；也稱為(wei)(wei)Direct Gas Action）。