氣(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作(zuo)(zuo)依照原理與不同(tong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)機(ji)械設計(ji)方(fang)式(shi)(shi)有分(fen)(fen)為四種(zhong)五(wu)類：第一(yi)種(zhong)是(shi)依賴活塞原理進行槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)運作(zuo)(zuo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)方(fang)式(shi)(shi)，亦即透過導流(liu)(liu)使氣(qi)體(ti)(ti)推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞，活塞連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)，透過這一(yi)串的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)程(cheng)序完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作(zuo)(zuo)。然而(er)活塞的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)運作(zuo)(zuo)以行程(cheng)為主，以行程(cheng)移動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距(ju)離的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)長短劃分(fen)(fen)，而(er)非以活塞的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)重量或(huo)者(zhe)大小(xiao)劃分(fen)(fen)。第二種(zhong)是(shi)利用(yong)“收集(ji)”子彈的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)高壓氣(qi)之(zhi)后再(zai)導流(liu)(liu)進入汽(qi)缸推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞或(huo)整個槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到(dao)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)進行完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作(zuo)(zuo)。第三種(zhong)是(shi)利用(yong)第二種(zhong)“收集(ji)”氣(qi)體(ti)(ti)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)原理進行推(tui)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作(zuo)(zuo)。后一(yi)種(zhong)是(shi)經由氣(qi)導管(guan)導流(liu)(liu)氣(qi)體(ti)(ti)向(xiang)后“吹(chui)送”槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完成(cheng)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作(zuo)(zuo)。因此我們大約可以分(fen)(fen)為：短行程(cheng)活塞傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)(shi)（Short stroke）。長行程(cheng)活塞傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式(shi)(shi)（Long stroke）。氣(qi)井集(ji)氣(qi)操作(zuo)(zuo)（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)口(kou)增壓器（Muzzle booster）。直噴式(shi)(shi)氣(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作(zuo)(zuo)（Direct impingement；也(ye)稱為Direct Gas Action）。