氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作依照(zhao)原理與(yu)不同槍枝的(de)(de)機(ji)(ji)械設計方式(shi)有分為(wei)四種(zhong)五(wu)類：第(di)一(yi)種(zhong)是依賴(lai)活塞(sai)(sai)原理進(jin)行(xing)槍機(ji)(ji)運作的(de)(de)方式(shi)，亦即(ji)透過導流使氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞(sai)(sai)，活塞(sai)(sai)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍機(ji)(ji)，透過這一(yi)串的(de)(de)程序完(wan)成(cheng)槍枝的(de)(de)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。然而活塞(sai)(sai)的(de)(de)運作以行(xing)程為(wei)主，以行(xing)程移動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距離(li)的(de)(de)長(chang)短(duan)劃分，而非以活塞(sai)(sai)的(de)(de)重量或(huo)者大小(xiao)劃分。第(di)二(er)種(zhong)是利用“收集”子(zi)彈(dan)的(de)(de)高壓氣(qi)(qi)之后(hou)(hou)再導流進(jin)入汽缸推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞(sai)(sai)或(huo)整(zheng)個(ge)槍管(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到槍機(ji)(ji)進(jin)行(xing)完(wan)成(cheng)槍枝的(de)(de)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。第(di)三種(zhong)是利用第(di)二(er)種(zhong)“收集”氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)的(de)(de)原理進(jin)行(xing)推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍管(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍機(ji)(ji)完(wan)成(cheng)槍枝的(de)(de)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。后(hou)(hou)一(yi)種(zhong)是經由氣(qi)(qi)導管(guan)導流氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)向(xiang)后(hou)(hou)“吹送”槍機(ji)(ji)完(wan)成(cheng)槍枝的(de)(de)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。因此我們大約可(ke)以分為(wei)：短(duan)行(xing)程活塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Short stroke）。長(chang)行(xing)程活塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Long stroke）。氣(qi)(qi)井集氣(qi)(qi)操作（Gas trap）。槍口增壓器（Muzzle booster）。直噴(pen)式(shi)氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作（Direct impingement；也稱(cheng)為(wei)Direct Gas Action）。