氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操(cao)作(zuo)(zuo)依(yi)照原(yuan)(yuan)理(li)與不同槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的機(ji)(ji)械(xie)設(she)計方式有分(fen)為(wei)四種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)五類：第(di)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是依(yi)賴(lai)活塞(sai)(sai)原(yuan)(yuan)理(li)進行(xing)(xing)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)的方式，亦即透過導流使(shi)氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞(sai)(sai)，活塞(sai)(sai)連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)，透過這一串的程(cheng)(cheng)序完(wan)(wan)成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。然而(er)活塞(sai)(sai)的運(yun)(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)以行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)主(zhu)，以行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)(cheng)移(yi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距離的長(chang)短劃分(fen)，而(er)非以活塞(sai)(sai)的重量或者大小劃分(fen)。第(di)二種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是利(li)用“收集(ji)”子彈的高壓(ya)氣(qi)(qi)之(zhi)后再導流進入汽(qi)缸推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞(sai)(sai)或整個槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到(dao)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)進行(xing)(xing)完(wan)(wan)成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。第(di)三種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是利(li)用第(di)二種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)“收集(ji)”氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)的原(yuan)(yuan)理(li)進行(xing)(xing)推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管連動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)完(wan)(wan)成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。后一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是經由氣(qi)(qi)導管導流氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)向(xiang)后“吹送”槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)(ji)完(wan)(wan)成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作(zuo)(zuo)。因此(ci)我們大約可以分(fen)為(wei)：短行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)(cheng)活塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式（Short stroke）。長(chang)行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)(cheng)活塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式（Long stroke）。氣(qi)(qi)井集(ji)氣(qi)(qi)操(cao)作(zuo)(zuo)（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)口增壓(ya)器(qi)（Muzzle booster）。直(zhi)噴式氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操(cao)作(zuo)(zuo)（Direct impingement；也稱為(wei)Direct Gas Action）。