氣(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作(zuo)(zuo)依照原理與不同槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)機(ji)(ji)械(xie)設計方(fang)(fang)式(shi)有(you)分(fen)為(wei)四種五類：第(di)一種是(shi)(shi)(shi)依賴活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)原理進行(xing)槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)運(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)的(de)方(fang)(fang)式(shi)，亦即透過導(dao)流使氣(qi)體(ti)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)，活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)，透過這一串的(de)程序完成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。然而活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)的(de)運(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)以行(xing)程為(wei)主，以行(xing)程移(yi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距離的(de)長(chang)短劃分(fen)，而非以活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)的(de)重量或者大小(xiao)劃分(fen)。第(di)二種是(shi)(shi)(shi)利(li)用“收集”子彈的(de)高壓(ya)氣(qi)之后再導(dao)流進入汽(qi)缸(gang)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)或整個槍(qiang)(qiang)管連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到(dao)槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)進行(xing)完成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。第(di)三種是(shi)(shi)(shi)利(li)用第(di)二種“收集”氣(qi)體(ti)的(de)原理進行(xing)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)管連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)完成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。后一種是(shi)(shi)(shi)經(jing)由氣(qi)導(dao)管導(dao)流氣(qi)體(ti)向(xiang)后“吹送”槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)完成槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。因(yin)此我們大約可以分(fen)為(wei)：短行(xing)程活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Short stroke）。長(chang)行(xing)程活(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Long stroke）。氣(qi)井集氣(qi)操作(zuo)(zuo)（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)口(kou)增(zeng)壓(ya)器(qi)（Muzzle booster）。直噴式(shi)氣(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作(zuo)(zuo)（Direct impingement；也稱為(wei)Direct Gas Action）。