Does wearing mail-only armor as a hunter give you any benefits?

Please feel free to change the question title, I wasn't sure how to ask.

I'm playing as a hunter and I just reached level 40, the thing is, I'm currently using leather heirloom armor which was originally created for rouges (at least I think so).

Now, with level 40, I would have the option to use mail armor, but since I don't have mail heirloom armor, I asked myself if its a good idea to continue using my leather armor or if I lose any benefits for not wearing a full mail set?

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With level 40 you won't gain any benefits from it but at level 50 you will gain a skill called Mail Specialization that increases your agility by 5% if you have a full Mail Armor.

Apart from that the only real bonus is the extra armor. It's not nothing since you are a range character and you can sometimes even offtank stuff with your skill kit.

Also note that the armor bonuses are available to every class. Cloth classes will usually gain +5% int while Plate usually gains +5% strength (or int for pallys) etc. same applies to Leather and Mail.

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