氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作依(yi)照原理與不(bu)同槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)機(ji)械設計(ji)方式(shi)有分為(wei)四種(zhong)五類(lei)：第一種(zhong)是依(yi)賴活塞原理進(jin)行(xing)(xing)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作的(de)(de)(de)(de)方式(shi)，亦即(ji)透(tou)(tou)過導(dao)流使氣(qi)(qi)(qi)體推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞，活塞連(lian)(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)，透(tou)(tou)過這一串的(de)(de)(de)(de)程(cheng)序(xu)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作。然而(er)(er)活塞的(de)(de)(de)(de)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作以(yi)行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)為(wei)主，以(yi)行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)移動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距離的(de)(de)(de)(de)長(chang)短劃(hua)(hua)分，而(er)(er)非以(yi)活塞的(de)(de)(de)(de)重量或者大小劃(hua)(hua)分。第二種(zhong)是利用(yong)“收集”子彈的(de)(de)(de)(de)高壓氣(qi)(qi)(qi)之后再導(dao)流進(jin)入汽(qi)缸推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞或整個(ge)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管連(lian)(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)進(jin)行(xing)(xing)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作。第三種(zhong)是利用(yong)第二種(zhong)“收集”氣(qi)(qi)(qi)體的(de)(de)(de)(de)原理進(jin)行(xing)(xing)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管連(lian)(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作。后一種(zhong)是經由氣(qi)(qi)(qi)導(dao)管導(dao)流氣(qi)(qi)(qi)體向(xiang)后“吹送(song)”槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運(yun)(yun)(yun)作。因此我們(men)大約可以(yi)分為(wei)：短行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)活塞傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Short stroke）。長(chang)行(xing)(xing)程(cheng)活塞傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)（Long stroke）。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)井集氣(qi)(qi)(qi)操作（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)口增壓器（Muzzle booster）。直噴式(shi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作（Direct impingement；也(ye)稱(cheng)為(wei)Direct Gas Action）。