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@danwentskiing
Nope. I often build new wheels, and out of the box rims, of high standard (Open Pro, Stans, etc) are usually 20-50mm out before I apply tension.
I think it's normal.
If you have a wheel, tensioned, ridden for a while, then buckled, which has a 20-50mm buckle, it's fucked. IMO. You can straighten it, but it won't stay straight.