氣(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作依照原理(li)與不同槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)機(ji)械設計方式(shi)(shi)(shi)有分為四(si)種(zhong)(zhong)五類：第(di)一(yi)種(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)依賴活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)原理(li)進(jin)行槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)運(yun)作的(de)方式(shi)(shi)(shi)，亦即透過(guo)導(dao)流使(shi)氣(qi)體(ti)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)，活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)，透過(guo)這一(yi)串的(de)程(cheng)(cheng)序完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作。然而活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)的(de)運(yun)作以(yi)行程(cheng)(cheng)為主(zhu)，以(yi)行程(cheng)(cheng)移動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距離的(de)長短(duan)劃分，而非以(yi)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)的(de)重(zhong)量或者大小劃分。第(di)二(er)種(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)利用“收集”子彈的(de)高壓(ya)(ya)氣(qi)之后再導(dao)流進(jin)入汽缸推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)或整個槍(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)進(jin)行完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作。第(di)三(san)種(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)利用第(di)二(er)種(zhong)(zhong)“收集”氣(qi)體(ti)的(de)原理(li)進(jin)行推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作。后一(yi)種(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)經由氣(qi)導(dao)管(guan)(guan)導(dao)流氣(qi)體(ti)向后“吹送(song)”槍(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)作。因(yin)此我們大約(yue)可以(yi)分為：短(duan)行程(cheng)(cheng)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)(shi)(shi)（Short stroke）。長行程(cheng)(cheng)活(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)塞(sai)(sai)(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)(shi)(shi)（Long stroke）。氣(qi)井(jing)集氣(qi)操作（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)口增壓(ya)(ya)器（Muzzle booster）。直(zhi)噴式(shi)(shi)(shi)氣(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作（Direct impingement；也稱(cheng)為Direct Gas Action）。