Yes. I’d argue zooming was less likely, the AK47 that looked like a bottle of Chianti and you sprayed everywhere being a good example. It was really hard to try and use the aiming mode but key to levels (I forget exact name) where it’s a maze that people can end up on different stories. The one with all the hidden doors is what I’m referring to.
Perhaps it didn’t look like it was from the hip - but for all intents and purposes it was. Holding down the Z button and aiming with the joystick was “down the sights”. I don’t recall if accuracy differs much in either scenario but the Z button version definitely did differ in accuracy when you were panic-shooting.
You'll find the same in Quake, Quake 2, Doom, etc