氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操(cao)作(zuo)依照原(yuan)(yuan)理(li)與不同槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)機(ji)(ji)械設計方(fang)式(shi)有分(fen)(fen)(fen)為(wei)(wei)(wei)四種(zhong)五類：第(di)一(yi)種(zhong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)依賴活(huo)塞(sai)原(yuan)(yuan)理(li)進(jin)行(xing)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)運(yun)作(zuo)的(de)(de)方(fang)式(shi)，亦即(ji)透(tou)過導(dao)(dao)流(liu)使氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)體(ti)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)塞(sai)，活(huo)塞(sai)連(lian)(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)，透(tou)過這一(yi)串的(de)(de)程序完(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。然(ran)而(er)活(huo)塞(sai)的(de)(de)運(yun)作(zuo)以(yi)行(xing)程為(wei)(wei)(wei)主，以(yi)行(xing)程移(yi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距離(li)的(de)(de)長(chang)短(duan)劃(hua)(hua)分(fen)(fen)(fen)，而(er)非以(yi)活(huo)塞(sai)的(de)(de)重量或(huo)者大小劃(hua)(hua)分(fen)(fen)(fen)。第(di)二種(zhong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)利用“收集(ji)”子(zi)彈的(de)(de)高(gao)壓(ya)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)之(zhi)后再導(dao)(dao)流(liu)進(jin)入汽缸(gang)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)塞(sai)或(huo)整個槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連(lian)(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)進(jin)行(xing)完(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。第(di)三種(zhong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)利用第(di)二種(zhong)“收集(ji)”氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)體(ti)的(de)(de)原(yuan)(yuan)理(li)進(jin)行(xing)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連(lian)(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)完(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。后一(yi)種(zhong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)經由(you)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)導(dao)(dao)管(guan)導(dao)(dao)流(liu)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)體(ti)向后“吹送”槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)完(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作(zuo)。因此我們大約(yue)可以(yi)分(fen)(fen)(fen)為(wei)(wei)(wei)：短(duan)行(xing)程活(huo)塞(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Short stroke）。長(chang)行(xing)程活(huo)塞(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Long stroke）。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)井集(ji)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)操(cao)作(zuo)（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)口增壓(ya)器（Muzzle booster）。直噴式(shi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操(cao)作(zuo)（Direct impingement；也(ye)稱為(wei)(wei)(wei)Direct Gas Action）。