re: Kimber Micro 380

Langston,
It's good that you're looking out for your wife. Having said that, the best chance you have of a new gun working out for HER, you need to make sure the gun she ends up w/ is HER selection. Point her generally in the best direction, but let her make the final decision.

My personal thoughts on the 380 and the SA 1911 type handguns for cc:
1. I cc the 380 ACP only when I circumstances prevent me from carrying a more potent self defense round. Although I don't personally want to get shot w/ a 380, I'm more comfortable w/ at least a 9mm for self defense.
2.How is she going to carry this gun? If it's going to be in a purse or on her person (but not in a pocket), she can just as easily carry a slightly bigger gun yet have it chambered in 9mm.
3. Although I really like the 1911 (and have two that are in my cc rotation), I'm not fan of 1911's chambered in 380 ACP. Again, I view the 380 ACP as a pocket gun. Having said that, I want my pocket gun to be easy to draw and manipulate. The "pocket 1911's" have more surfaces to snag (cocked hammer, external safety, beavertail, etc) during the draw compared to a gun like the CW380. I also don't want my pocket gun to have a safety to have to manipulate.
4. Although the 1911 is a fine defensive handgun, it's manual of arms requires more training than DAO or striker fired guns. Is she ready to spend the extra time training that's needed?

If you think a 380 best suits her needs. I'd go more the route of something like the CW380, a DAO gun w/o an external safety and minimum controls.