氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作依照原(yuan)理(li)(li)與不同槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的(de)(de)機(ji)械設計方式有分(fen)(fen)為四(si)種五類：第(di)一(yi)種是(shi)(shi)依賴(lai)活塞(sai)(sai)原(yuan)理(li)(li)進行(xing)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)運作的(de)(de)方式，亦即透(tou)過導(dao)(dao)流使氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞(sai)(sai)，活塞(sai)(sai)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)，透(tou)過這一(yi)串的(de)(de)程序(xu)完(wan)(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。然(ran)而活塞(sai)(sai)的(de)(de)運作以(yi)行(xing)程為主，以(yi)行(xing)程移動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)距(ju)離的(de)(de)長(chang)短劃(hua)分(fen)(fen)，而非(fei)以(yi)活塞(sai)(sai)的(de)(de)重(zhong)量或(huo)者大(da)小劃(hua)分(fen)(fen)。第(di)二種是(shi)(shi)利(li)用“收集”子彈(dan)的(de)(de)高壓(ya)氣(qi)(qi)之后(hou)(hou)再導(dao)(dao)流進入(ru)汽缸推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)活塞(sai)(sai)或(huo)整個槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)到(dao)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)進行(xing)完(wan)(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。第(di)三種是(shi)(shi)利(li)用第(di)二種“收集”氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)的(de)(de)原(yuan)理(li)(li)進行(xing)推動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)管(guan)連(lian)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完(wan)(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。后(hou)(hou)一(yi)種是(shi)(shi)經(jing)由氣(qi)(qi)導(dao)(dao)管(guan)導(dao)(dao)流氣(qi)(qi)體(ti)向(xiang)后(hou)(hou)“吹送”槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)機(ji)完(wan)(wan)(wan)成槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)枝的(de)(de)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)/半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)運作。因此我們大(da)約可以(yi)分(fen)(fen)為：短行(xing)程活塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式（Short stroke）。長(chang)行(xing)程活塞(sai)(sai)傳動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)式（Long stroke）。氣(qi)(qi)井集氣(qi)(qi)操作（Gas trap）。槍(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)口(kou)增(zeng)壓(ya)器（Muzzle booster）。直噴式氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)操作（Direct impingement；也稱(cheng)為Direct Gas Action）。